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==Plot==
==Plot==
Set 8 years after end of The Unbeatables II, Coral Island also known as Singapore became home to one of the world's most technologically-advanced casinos, owned by Yan Fei. <ref name="SynopZH2">{{cite web |title=The Unbeatables III Synopsis |url=http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com:80/shows/drama/view/696/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608190800/http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/696/1/.html |archive-date=8 June 2007 |access-date=30 December 2017 |website=Mediacorp Channel 8 |publisher=[[Mediacorp]] |language=Chinese}}</ref> Over the years Yan Fei also developed a unique and formidable fighting technique involving the use of dice and poker cards, earning the respect of the top martial artists around the world. Popular and admired as the King of Gamblers, Yan Fei has a long list of enemies whom constantly challenge him for the ownership of his family's casino.<ref name="SynopZH2" />
Since the defeat of Ye Zhong in [[The Unbeatables II|the previous series]], Yan Fei has retired from the gambling scene, leaving Coral Island with his wife, Luo Qifang and his son, Yan Xing.<ref name="SynopZH2">{{cite web |title=The Unbeatables III Synopsis |url=http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com:80/shows/drama/view/696/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608190800/http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/696/1/.html |archive-date=8 June 2007 |access-date=30 December 2017 |website=Mediacorp Channel 8 |publisher=[[Mediacorp]] |language=Chinese}}</ref> However, Qifang was embroiled in a mysterious murder case at a casino, and was sentenced to life imprisonment at a prison located on a remote island. Fei, however, made efforts to see Qifang during all visitation dates, rain or shine.<ref name="SynopZH2" />


A decade later, Fei has become a big philanthropist on Coral Island, taking an active role in charitable endeavours, as well as building bridges and repairing roads.<ref name="SynopZH2" /> Fei also donates 90% of the casino's proceeds to the government, and also forbade Coral Island locals from losing large sums of cash at his casino.<ref name="SynopZH2" /> As a result, Fei was praised by islanders as a philanthropic gambling king.<ref name="SynopZH2" />
Luo Qifang, the wife of Yan Fei, has went missing again like she did before in The Unbeatables II. <ref name="OfficialArchive">{{cite web |title=The Unbeatables III |url=http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/167/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629204707/http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/167/1/.html |archive-date=29 June 2007 |access-date=30 December 2017 |website=Mediacorp Channel 8 |publisher=[[Mediacorp]]}}</ref>Frustrated but not giving up, Yan Fei sought the help of one of his latest allies, Mr. Clayton, a retired general from G.I. Joe, an elite branch of the US Military. Mr. Clayton and his new team of G.I. Joe's investigations reveal that Qifang have been kidnapped by their old archenemy, the Cobra Organization. <ref name="SynopZH2" /> Two major suspects involved were: Huang Yunjiu, an influential politician, and Desmond Wu Cheng Yi, a homosexual. Cobra Organization finally gave Yan Fei an ultimatum to meet them in Australia if he ever wanted to see Qifang again.<ref name="SynopZH2" />


Fei's philanthropic endeavours, however, were done for one purpose: to effect Qifang's release from prison by impressing political figures on Coral Island.<ref name="SynopZH2" /> Meanwhile, gambling figures from abroad arrived at Coral Island to challenge Fei, and attempted to force him to hand over the gambling license he has held for years.<ref name="SynopZH2" /> One of Fei's challengers is Luo Shenfeng.<ref name="SynopZH2" /> Fei, however, resisted all challenges, knowing his operation of the gambling business is Qifang's only hope of a release from prison.<ref name="SynopZH2" />
Against the wishes of G.I. Joe, Yan Fei went to Australia and met the new Cobra Commander and Cheng Yi. Luo Qifang was with them too. The Cobra Commander demanded a certain spellbook, which Yan Fei denied having. G.I. Joe team and Yan Fei's personal army arrived in time to fight. Outnumbered, Cobra Commander and his fellow terrorists teleported away, promising to return. Reunited with Qifang, Yan Fei threw a party at his mansion. He became suspicious when Huang Yunjiu came over to the party uninvited. The intelligence officers in G.I. Joe suspected Yunjiu must have arrived to Coral Island through the use of teleportation, a mysterious technology which currently only the Cobra Organization have. However, without concrete proof, Yan Fei and G.I Joe cannot afford to deal with Yunjiu directly. Yan Fei investigated the claims of the "spellbook" and found out that years ago, his mischievous son Yan Xing had snatched an ancient Grimoire away from an associate of Cobra Commander who had dug it up, but later threw it away into the sea.


Fei's son, Yan Xing, returned from abroad and now grown up, with a dream of following his dad's footstep as a gambling king. Fei, disappointed, forbade his son to do so, and also refused to pass on any of his skills to him, out of a fear that Xing would become entangled in the affairs of the gambling scene. Instead, Fei passed on his gambling skills to three disciples: Wu Youkang, Dong Meiyao and Ding Wei, in hopes that one of them could take over his gambling empire.<ref name="OfficialArchive">{{cite web |title=The Unbeatables III |url=http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/167/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629204707/http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/167/1/.html |archive-date=29 June 2007 |access-date=30 December 2017 |website=Mediacorp Channel 8 |publisher=[[Mediacorp]]}}</ref><ref name="SynopZH2" />
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Meanwhile, Huang Yunjiu revealed that he is actually Cobra Commander. Yunjiu first befriended Shenfeng to join forces against Fei, and later got Xing involved, baiting him with the promise of holding the gambling king throne that Fei holds. Xing's parents were heartbroken after learning that Xing has turned on them, acknowledging Yunjiu as his mentor. Yunjiu then sent assassins after Qifang, who was saved by a nurse named Jiang Yexue. Yexue was saved by Fei in the past, when Fei helped her out of a devil's deal with Shenfeng, an eccentric yet ambitious sorceror. Since that time, Yexue also began to develop feelings for Fei.


Meanwhile, Dong Sihai changed his looks and posed as Huang Yunjiu, a professional gambler, in an effort to avenge his wife's death by getting rid of Qifang. Yunjiu first befriended Shenfeng to join forces against Fei, and later got Xing involved, baiting him with the promise of holding the gambling king throne that Fei holds.
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Meiyao, the three disciples that Fei chose to pass on his skills to, was later revealed to be Cobra Commander's daughter, and was forced by her father to betray Fei, which caused Fei to have amnesia. Xing then took advantage of the opportunity to force Qifang back to the gambling arena. Qifang was at a loss, with no one to turn to and discovering Fei's amorous relationship with Yexue.


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Xing's parents were heartbroken after learning that Xing has turned on them, acknowledging Yunjiu as his mentor. Yunjiu then sent assassins after Qifang, who was saved by a nurse named Jiang Yexue. Yexue was saved by Fei in the past, when Fei helped her out of an immoral deal with Shenfeng, when she tried to pay off her brother's gambling debts. Since that time, Yexue also began to develop feelings for Fei.
Luo Shenfeng seeks to own Yan Fei's casino, through the use of his evil sorcery tricks. Shenfeng tried to take Yan Fei's casino by a gambling challenge, but Yan Fei's gambling skills proved to be superior even when Shenfeng attempted to cheat. Then Shenfeng resorted to using dark sorcery to fight, hoping to force Yan Fei to give up his casino. Yan Fei nevertheless outwitted him, using a dozen dice to blast him out of the casino. Shenfeng got thrown into the sea but found the Great Shadow Grimoire. He decided to keep it for himself without informing the Cobra Commander.


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Meiyao, the three disciples that Fei chose to pass on his skills to, was later revealed to be Yunjiu's daughter, and was forced by her father to betray Fei, which caused Fei to have amnesia. Xing then took advantage of the opportunity to force Qifang back to the gambling arena. Qifang was at a loss, with no one to turn to and discovering Fei's amorous relationship with Yexue.
The Great Shadow Grimoire hosts many of the ancient world's most powerful spells, which Shenfeng can use to his advantage to defeat or even kill Yan Fei and his family. However, to master the spells, Shenfeng first needed to undergo the painful process of castration, because the spells needs full concentration of the mind to work, and any distracting feelings of lust may kill the caster. The ambitious Shenfeng decided to do just that, for the sake of gaining absolute power and domination. Shenfeng cast a spell to resurrct the long-dead Yan Kun, father of Yan Fei, and instructed the zombie to attack his former family. Together with Yunjiu's own personal quest to get the Grimoire, troubles for Yan Fei and his family has just begun...

Fei eventually regained his memory, and discovered that Xing had forced his mother into a life-and-death gamble. He then decided to take his wife's place, hoping that he could bring back Xing's conscience.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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*[[Willy Liu]] as Yan Xing (Older)
*[[Willy Liu]] as Yan Xing (Older)
*[[Tay Ping Hui]] as Luo Shenfeng / Luo Yingfeng
*[[Tay Ping Hui]] as Luo Shenfeng / Luo Yingfeng
*[[Huang Yiliang]] as Huang Yunjiu / Cobra Commander
*[[Huang Yiliang]] as Huang Yunjiu / Dong Sihai
*[[Allan Wu]] as Ding Wei
*[[Allan Wu]] as Ding Wei
*[[Vivian Lai]] as Dong Meiyao
*[[Vivian Lai]] as Dong Meiyao

Latest revision as of 19:38, 22 December 2024

The Unbeatables III
双天至尊III
GenreGambling
Directed byEdmund Tse
StarringLi Nanxing
Zoe Tay
Opening theme灰色地带 (Grey Zone) by Tay Ping Hui
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
Running time46 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp Channel 8
Release18 November 2002 (2002-11-18)
Related
The Unbeatables I
The Unbeatables II

The Unbeatables III (Chinese: 双天至尊 III) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language drama serial which was broadcast on 18 November 2002, on MediaCorp Channel 8, and ran for 30 episodes.[1]

Produced by Mediacorp, the drama is the third and last drama in The Unbeatables series, and was broadcast six years after The Unbeatables II[2]

Plot

Since the defeat of Ye Zhong in the previous series, Yan Fei has retired from the gambling scene, leaving Coral Island with his wife, Luo Qifang and his son, Yan Xing.[3] However, Qifang was embroiled in a mysterious murder case at a casino, and was sentenced to life imprisonment at a prison located on a remote island. Fei, however, made efforts to see Qifang during all visitation dates, rain or shine.[3]

A decade later, Fei has become a big philanthropist on Coral Island, taking an active role in charitable endeavours, as well as building bridges and repairing roads.[3] Fei also donates 90% of the casino's proceeds to the government, and also forbade Coral Island locals from losing large sums of cash at his casino.[3] As a result, Fei was praised by islanders as a philanthropic gambling king.[3]

Fei's philanthropic endeavours, however, were done for one purpose: to effect Qifang's release from prison by impressing political figures on Coral Island.[3] Meanwhile, gambling figures from abroad arrived at Coral Island to challenge Fei, and attempted to force him to hand over the gambling license he has held for years.[3] One of Fei's challengers is Luo Shenfeng.[3] Fei, however, resisted all challenges, knowing his operation of the gambling business is Qifang's only hope of a release from prison.[3]

Fei's son, Yan Xing, returned from abroad and now grown up, with a dream of following his dad's footstep as a gambling king. Fei, disappointed, forbade his son to do so, and also refused to pass on any of his skills to him, out of a fear that Xing would become entangled in the affairs of the gambling scene. Instead, Fei passed on his gambling skills to three disciples: Wu Youkang, Dong Meiyao and Ding Wei, in hopes that one of them could take over his gambling empire.[4][3]

Meanwhile, Dong Sihai changed his looks and posed as Huang Yunjiu, a professional gambler, in an effort to avenge his wife's death by getting rid of Qifang. Yunjiu first befriended Shenfeng to join forces against Fei, and later got Xing involved, baiting him with the promise of holding the gambling king throne that Fei holds.

Xing's parents were heartbroken after learning that Xing has turned on them, acknowledging Yunjiu as his mentor. Yunjiu then sent assassins after Qifang, who was saved by a nurse named Jiang Yexue. Yexue was saved by Fei in the past, when Fei helped her out of an immoral deal with Shenfeng, when she tried to pay off her brother's gambling debts. Since that time, Yexue also began to develop feelings for Fei.

Meiyao, the three disciples that Fei chose to pass on his skills to, was later revealed to be Yunjiu's daughter, and was forced by her father to betray Fei, which caused Fei to have amnesia. Xing then took advantage of the opportunity to force Qifang back to the gambling arena. Qifang was at a loss, with no one to turn to and discovering Fei's amorous relationship with Yexue.

Fei eventually regained his memory, and discovered that Xing had forced his mother into a life-and-death gamble. He then decided to take his wife's place, hoping that he could bring back Xing's conscience.

Cast

Production

Portions of the series were shot in Australia,[2] while an entire casino was built in Studio 6 of Mediacorp's former campus at Caldecott Hill for the casino scenes.[7]

Mediacorp spent S$1.5 million on animated special effects for the series.[8]

Accolades

Year Ceremony Award Nominee(s) Result
2003 Star Awards Best Actor Li Nanxing Nominated
Best Drama Serial The Unbeatables III Nominated
Best Drama Theme Song "灰色地带" Nominated
Best Director Edmund Tse Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Mediacorp programming distribution page for The Unbeatables III". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Mediacorp programming distribution page for The Unbeatables III". Mediacorp (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Unbeatables III Synopsis". Mediacorp Channel 8 (in Chinese). Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ "The Unbeatables III". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ng, Gwendolyn (5 August 2015). "Local actor Li Nanxing makes Taiwan debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017. The epic trilogy was Singapore's TV version of Romeo and Juliet, albeit set in the gambling world. Yan Fei (Li) and Luo Qifang (Zoe Tay)...
  6. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (24 February 2017). "Channel 8 actors of yesteryear back on small screen". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 December 2017. See, 43, who was part of television's gambling trilogy The Unbeatables (1993, 1996, 2002)...
  7. ^ Yeo, Kai Ting (7 December 2015). "Memories of the Hill ahead of MediaCorp's big move". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 30 December 2017. Tay also remembers the time when he was shooting the third edition of "The Unbeatables". According to him, the set design team recreated a whole casino within Studio 6 itself.
  8. ^ "The Unbeatables III". Mediacorp Channel 8 (in Chinese). Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2017. 耗资150万元制作的电脑特技 [With animated special effects that cost $1.5 million...]
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