Flirting Scholar

A renowned scholar, artist, and poet seeks genuine love despite his social standing and existing marital complications. He falls for a young woman who works as a servant for a powerful lady. Because the woman's employer harbors a grudge against the scholar's father and the two families are rivals, he decides to hide his true identity. He disguises himself as a houseboy and enters the wealthy household as a servant to get close to the girl and win her affection.

This 1993 Hong Kong production was directed by Lik-Chi Lee, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Vincent Kok and Man Keung Chan. In the chronology of Lee's work, this film follows Once Upon a Time a Hero in China and precedes From Beijing with Love. The movie stars Stephen Chow as the protagonist Tang Pak Fu, alongside Gong Li as Chou Heung. Other cast members include Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung, Cheng Pei-pei, Mimi Chu Mai-Mai, and Leung Kar-yan, with a total of 25 credited actors.

The film has been well received by audiences, maintaining a 7.6 rating on IMDb from 7,000 votes and a 7.5 rating on TMDB from 205 votes. Produced by Charles Heung through Win's Movie Productions, the comedy and romance drama has a runtime of 102 minutes.