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Flirting Scholar

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Flirting Scholar	comment	Flirting Scholar (Chinese: å”�ä¼¯è™Žé»žç§‹é¦™) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts farce starring Stephen Chow (Tong Pak-Fu) and Gong Li (Chou-Heung). It showcases wuxia-style fights between martial arts legends Cheng Pei-Pei (Madam Wah) and Gordon Liu (Evil Scholar).Tong Pak-Fu is a wealthy and famous painter, but he is less than happy because his eight wives are more interested in Mahjong than him. He accidentally meets a beautiful woman who loves his work. He believes that she would love him for himself, but he can't court her openly. So he sells himself as a slave to that household to be near her.Life as a slave is awful, but he eventually wins an easier job as the private tutor to the sons of the household, who idealize him. He must remain incognito because the matriarch of the Wah family household is his sworn enemy. Eventually, he proves himself helpful to the Wahs when they come into conflict with Prince Ning and the Evil Scholar. Tong Pak-Fu saves the Wahs, who allow him to marry Chou-Heung, but not without a lot of trouble along the way.
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Flirting Scholar / int_11519098	type	Stop, or I Shoot Myself!
Flirting Scholar / int_11519098	comment	Stop, or I Shoot Myself!: Tongâ€™s mother and four of his wives threaten suicide because Tong doesnâ€™t seem like a happy husband.
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Flirting Scholar / int_11630eaa	type	The Gambling Addict
Flirting Scholar / int_11630eaa	comment	The Gambling Addict: Played for laughs, but it also launches the plot. Tongâ€™s eight wives are addicted to playing Mahjong for money, so he seeks a woman who appreciates him. Also, â€œMr Chuckâ€� steals Tongâ€™s paintings to pay his gambling debts.
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Flirting Scholar / int_285060c1	type	Martial Arts and Crafts
Flirting Scholar / int_285060c1	comment	Martial Arts and Crafts: During an early scene, Tong covers Mr Chuckâ€™s body with ink and uses it like a paint brush, to create a valuable painting called â€œGreat Eagleâ€�.
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Flirting Scholar / int_2ceee1dc	type	Head-Turning Beauty
Flirting Scholar / int_2ceee1dc	comment	Head-Turning Beauty: Chou-Heung's beauty is famous. She draws admiration from Tong's friends, the four perverted thieves, and the boatman who says he's frequently asked to "follow Chou-Heung".
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Flirting Scholar / int_36b774e	type	Love Floats
Flirting Scholar / int_36b774e	comment	Love Floats: The main character Tong sings so well, his audience floats into the air bedazzled by the story and temporarily infatuated with the singer.
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Flirting Scholar / int_47b21ca6	type	Stress Vomit
Flirting Scholar / int_47b21ca6	comment	Stress Vomit: Tong had to vomit after the stress of pretending to praise his boss' painting. This was quickly followed by the rest of the work crew having to pretend appreciation for an awful painting.
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Flirting Scholar / int_6a61f08f	type	Expressive Hair
Flirting Scholar / int_6a61f08f	comment	Expressive Hair: Madame Wah and her ladies are so impressed with Tong's song that their hair stands on end.
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Flirting Scholar / int_72852a93	type	Henpecked Husband
Flirting Scholar / int_72852a93	comment	Henpecked Husband: Played for laughs. Other men may envy protagonist Tong for having eight beautiful wives, but he is completely outnumbered. They demand money for gambling, and he canâ€™t even stop his wives from destroying priceless paintings. They even demand that he look happier about it.
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Flirting Scholar / int_7f7be47a	type	Where Did We Go Wrong?
Flirting Scholar / int_7f7be47a	comment	Where Did We Go Wrong?: Tongâ€™s mother tries to hang herself because her wealthy, accomplished son looks unhappy and this reflects badly on her. In real life, this would be abusively manipulative, but in this film, it comes off as slapstick, over-the-top hilarious.
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Flirting Scholar / int_875615dd	type	Truth in Television
Flirting Scholar / int_875615dd	comment	Truth in Television: The historical Prince Ning during this era (Zhu Chenhao) did attempt to rebel, and he did recruit Tang Bohu. Tang, realizing that Prince Ning would not succeed in his rebellion, feigned insanity in order for the prince to release him from service. Later, the rebellion was defeated by Wang Shouren, and the prince was allowed to commit suicide in January 1521. Tang himself died about three years later in January 1524, aged 53; he was about two months away from his 54th birthday.
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Flirting Scholar / int_91652846	type	Hero-Worshipper
Flirting Scholar / int_91652846	comment	Hero-Worshipper: Played for laughs. The sons of House Wah overly idolized the main character (Tong) for his cool ways. Also, Chou-Heung is in love with Pak-Fu's artwork, although she doesn't know his identity.
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Flirting Scholar / int_96a2363c	type	Bathos
Flirting Scholar / int_96a2363c	comment	Bathos: The protagonist is in much danger, which makes reversed expectations all the funnier. One notable example is Tongâ€™s duel with his Majestyâ€™s Consultant and Number One distich writer, Tu Chuen Chang. The scholarly duel with lines of poetry is more tense then most of the kung fu fights.
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Flirting Scholar / int_a60e3252	type	Rule of Funny
Flirting Scholar / int_a60e3252	comment	Rule of Funny: Much of the story is preposterous, but the laughs are fast-paced. Otherwise despicable actions are difficult to take seriously, and so are successfully played for laughs, like the four perverted thieves plan to rape Chou-Heung.
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Flirting Scholar / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
Flirting Scholar / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: During an early scene, the main character Tong uses Wuxia to paint a valuable painting supernaturally fast. This fast painting skill later helps save the Wah family from Prince Ningâ€™s wrath.
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Flirting Scholar / int_b5b4b077	type	The Ace
Flirting Scholar / int_b5b4b077	comment	The Ace: The protagonist Tong Pak-Fu is a handsome kung fu master, scholar, poet, and wealthy artist. His paintings fetch outrageous prices and have made him famous.
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Flirting Scholar / int_bae7be59	type	Wire Fu
Flirting Scholar / int_bae7be59	comment	Wire Fu: Not just for wuxia-style airborne kung fu fighting. Tong Pak-Fu also levitates while creating the â€œGreat Eagleâ€� painting.
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Flirting Scholar / int_c023a146	type	Hollywood Homely
Flirting Scholar / int_c023a146	comment	Hollywood Homely: One of the maidens is regarded as ugly, even celebrating when all the other maidens got disfigured, when the only thing wrong with her is wearing too much lipstick.
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Flirting Scholar / int_c93a6560	type	Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Flirting Scholar / int_c93a6560	comment	Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Taken up to eleven when Tong Pak-Fu runs the Evil Scholar through with the blunt end of his spear... having trained hard enough to no longer need its head.
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Flirting Scholar / int_d820f28	type	Reaction Shot
Flirting Scholar / int_d820f28	comment	Reaction Shot: A common part of Stephen Chow's humor.
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Flirting Scholar / int_d8ea5bd1	type	Let the Bully Win
Flirting Scholar / int_d8ea5bd1	comment	Let the Bully Win: Tong's boss insists that his paintings are superior to Tong's. Tong pretends to agree, along with the rest of the crew, because the boss's revenge would be bad.
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Flirting Scholar / int_dc757162	type	Universal Group Reaction
Flirting Scholar / int_dc757162	comment	Universal Group Reaction: A common part of Stephen Chow's humor. A crowd expects one thing, and are shocked when something very different happens. Tong's friends expect him to charm a beauty on a bridge and instead he gets in a fist fight with a robber dressed up as a beautiful woman. The Wah household expects a very tense fight between Tong and his Majestyâ€™s Consultant, and instead they almost kiss. A crowd reacting rather than an individual emphasize the subverted expectations rather than character development.
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Flirting Scholar / int_e4b69188	type	Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Flirting Scholar / int_e4b69188	comment	Very Loosely Based on a True Story: The original movies this film parodies were based on a famous historical character, Tang Yin (å”�å¯…) also known as Tang Bohu (Tong Pak-Fu in Cantonese) (å”�ä¼¯è™Ž)note "Yin" was his ming, while "Bohu" was his zi; see Chinese Names for more details.. Tang Yin was one of China's most influential painters and one of the "Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty" (æ˜Žå››å®¶). Tang Yin's eccentric lifestyle made him a trickster figure in Chinese folklore. Supposedly Tang Yin once sold himself into slavery so as to court a woman within that household, a story which inspired this movie, among othersnote In a way, Tang's eccentricities were forced upon him; he was actually barred from taking the imperial examination for life in 1499, after being accused of benefiting from a question leak.. Truth in Television: The historical Prince Ning during this era (Zhu Chenhao) did attempt to rebel, and he did recruit Tang Bohu. Tang, realizing that Prince Ning would not succeed in his rebellion, feigned insanity in order for the prince to release him from service. Later, the rebellion was defeated by Wang Shouren, and the prince was allowed to commit suicide in January 1521. Tang himself died about three years later in January 1524, aged 53; he was about two months away from his 54th birthday.
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Flirting Scholar / int_fe3122a3	type	Love Before First Sight
Flirting Scholar / int_fe3122a3	comment	Love Before First Sight: Chou-Heung falls in love with Tong before ever meeting him because she loved his poetry and paintings.
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