Rich and Famous

Rich and Famous is a 1987 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Taylor Wong, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Alex Man, and Alan Tam. The film was concluded by a sequel, Tragic Hero which was also released in 1987. The film is also known as Black Vengeance. Plot In 1967, Yung and his best friend Kwok get into a fight with the local gang running the gambling hall after Yung runs up a large gambling debt. With the help of Yung's sister Wai-chui, another powerful gangster named Lee Ah-chai bails them out and offers them jobs working for him. Four years later, Kwok and Yung have advanced in Ah-chai's gang and their sister Wai-chui is now Lee Ah-chai's housekeeper. Ah-chai has been hiding his friend Fan, who has become gravely ill. Fan apparently has crossed the Thailand drug lords and has now stopped any drug shipments to Hong Kong. This draws the ire of the other gangs who demand that Ah-chai kill or turn in Fan. Ah-chai explains that he owes Fan a personal debt and to turn him in would mean dishonor.