Richie Ren is a Taiwanese singer and actor who was born on June 23, 1966, in Tianzhong, Changhua County. He studied at the Chinese Culture University, majoring in Physical Education, but soon turned his attention to music and acting, appearing in the TV drama series “The Orphans” in 1989. He followed up with his big-screen bow in “Cops and Robbers” (1991). In 1999, he appeared in the movie “Fly Me to Polaris,” also performing the OST’s lead track. His musical performance bagged him the Best Original Film Song prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards later the same year.

Richie Ren

As a hardened police detective, there wasn’t much that could phase Zhang Da (Richie Ren). But when his son Xiao Jie is kidnapped by a group of human traffickers. Zhang Da’s tough exterior crumbles in an instant.

Determined to save his son, Zhang Tu begins his investigation. But tracking down a group as elusive as this one soon proves to be next to impossible. After running into one dead end after another, Zhang Tu catches a much-needed break when fate brings Qin Maung Su (Chen Yao) into his life. Having been taken by human traffickers as a child, Maung Su has exactly the sort of insight Zhang Tu needs to find his son.

With Manung Su’s help, Zhang Tu relentlessly tracks the traffickers across thousands of miles. With Manung Su’s help, will Zhang Tu be able to take down an international human trafficking group and bring his son safely home?

An emotional thriller, “Fierce Cop” is a 2022 Chinese action film directed by Chan Tai Li.

Fierce Cop

The fierce team

In 1997, as the British Hong Kong government was preparing for the impending handover, crime within the city itself hit an all-time high. With officials from the British Hong Kong government joining forces with the triads, factions from all sides fought to gain a foothold amidst the chaos. With violence running rampant in the city, San Luen Sing’s gang leader, Lam Yiu Cheong (Simon Yam), was doing his best to wind down his business before the new government took over.

Having just been released from prison, Lam’s right-hand man, Lok Chi Ming (Richie Ren) is immediately given an important task, but not everyone is happy about the way Lam is handling San Luen Sing’s current affairs. Stepping out from under Lam’s wing, Tin (Patrick Tam) secretly makes a deal with the city’s corrupt Chief Superintendent; a deal that will eventually place him as the new head of the San Luen Sing gang. Little does Tin know that Lok is a long-time mole for the Hong Kong police and he’s been keeping an eye on the ambitious hot-head.&nbsp;

Teaming up with hard-nosed inspector Ching Kwok Bun (Alex Fong), Lok is determined to stop Tin and expose the Chief Superintendent as the traitorous villain that he is; but it doesn’t take Lok long to realize there’s a much more sinister power at work. Will this deep-cover cop have what it takes to bring down some of the world’s most powerful villains?

“Man on the Edge” is a 2022 Hong Kong crime action thriller film directed by Sam Wong.

Man on the Edge

💣 Dangerous in action 🏃​

When Hong Kong travel agent Acacia (Sammi Cheng) learns of her estranged father, Ha Leung’s (Kenny Bee) sudden death, she has no choice but to make the trip to Chongqing to arrange his funeral and settle his affairs. Soon after her arrival, Acacia gets the surprise of a lifetime when she learns that she is not her father’s only child. Having harbored deep resentment towards the woman who took her father away from her, Acacia is more than a little conflicted, now that she’s come face to face with not one, but two grown sisters.&nbsp;

A professional pool player who grew up in Taiwan, the androgynous Branch (Megan Lai), has spent her entire life incessantly hounded by her status-conscious mother. Disappointed in her daughter’s choices, both personally and professionally, Branch’s relationship with her mother is nothing short of toxic. Cherry (Li Xiao Feng), on the other hand, is a digital fashionista from China who was raised by her adoring grandmother. Brought together by their father’s death, the three sisters connect through their grief and together begin the arduous task of settling their father’s affairs.

Leaving behind a hot pot restaurant and a mountain of debt, the sisters agree that keeping their father’s restaurant open is the best way to satisfy his creditors. Running the restaurant together, the sisters slowly begin to open up to each other. Sharing their respective dreams and the struggles they face as they deal with the ever-mounting pressures of work, family, and relationships, the sisters begin to bond, not just as friends, but as family.&nbsp;

Adapted from the novel, “My Spicy Love” by Amy Cheung, “Fagara” is a 2019 family drama film directed by Heiward Mak.

Fagara

Sisters💖United Team

Summer Koo (Sammi Cheng) is down on her luck. She has just been laid off from work and finds herself badly in need of money.

She thinks she has a lifeline, however, as a while ago, she and her cousin got some money together and co-bought a vacation resort in a Malaysian tourist destination.

Summer travels to Malaysia to sell off the property. But when she arrives, she is shocked to discover that her cousin has already sold off his half of the resort (without telling her) to a man named Mo Mo Cha (Richie Ren).

They find themselves at cross purposes as Summer Koo wants to sell up, but Mo Mo Cha says wants to retain ownership – and does not want to buy her out.

The duo bickers, but the longer they spend in each other’s company, the more they realize that they have a mutual attraction.

Could love be the tonic to end Summer Koo and Mo Mo Cha’s woes in this idyllic, sun-soaked summer hotspot?

“Summer Holiday” is a 2000 movie that was directed by Jingle Ma.

Summer Holiday

Growing up in a small Taiwanese fishing village, Bu (Shu Qi) never imagined her life would ever reach much farther than the door of her parents’ little restaurant. But when she finds a romantic message in a bottle, she begins to wonder if there may be a different life waiting for her, if only she had the courage to reach out and grab it. A hopeless romantic, Bu is convinced the message washed up at her feet was meant for her and feels, in her heart, that this is her moment to reach for a different destiny. Without hesitation, Bu books a flight for Hong Kong, determined to find the note’s mysterious author, Albert (Tony Leung).

Arriving in Hong Kong, Bu wastes no time in tracking down Albert but the man behind the message isn’t exactly who she thought he would be. A gay cosmetologist, who wrote the message for his ex, Albert feels bad about leading Bu on a fruitless journey. In an effort to make things up to her, he offers to let Bu to stay with him while she’s in town, and even takes her along to one of the photo shoots he’s working. It’s there she meets the charming C.N. Chan (Jackie Chan), a wealthy but lonely businessman who soon finds himself falling for Bu’s small-town charms.

Enjoying Hong Kong, and particularly C.N’s company, Bu finds herself falling for the kindhearted businessman, but life gets a bit more complicated when her self-proclaimed boyfriend, Long Yi (Richie Ren), turns up out of nowhere, demanding she return home with him at once. But Bu isn’t the only one being haunted by pieces of her past. When C.N.'s life-long rival, Howie Lo (Wakin Chau), hires a professional fighter to kidnap Bu and challenge C.N. to a fight he can’t win, the business tycoon is forced to face the ghosts of his past or risk losing the only woman he’s ever loved.

An delightful romantic romp, “Gorgeous” is a 1999 action romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Kok.

Gorgeous

🥋The Gorgeous🥋

Onion (Richie Ren) is a blind, mute hospital worker who has fallen for a nurse at the hospital named Autumn (Cecilia Cheung). One day, Onion plucks up the courage to ask Autumn to go out with him for a date.

She accepts, but the day ends in tragedy when he trips over in the street and falls into the path of a fast-moving car – which kills him instantly.

Autumn is greatly disturbed by Onion’s death.

But the story does not end there. After dying, Onion learns that human souls are transported to Polaris – the North Star.

However, as he happens to be the six billionth person to die, Onion is granted a wish when he arrives at Polaris. He says he wants to go back to Planet Earth, and his wish is granted…albeit conditionally: He is not allowed to reveal his true identity to anyone on Earth, and he must return to Polaris in five days’ time.

By the time he arrives back and finds Autumn, he realizes that there is now another obstacle standing between him and the nurse – a dashing doctor who also happens to work at the hospital.

Will the newly returned Onion succeed in convincing Autumn he is who he says he is – and what will happen when his five days are up?

“Fly Me to Polaris” is a 1999 Hong Kong movie that was directed by Jingle Ma.

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