TCS Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial - Dare To Strike ( 2000 )

20 November 2007

CAST :

Cheung Chilam as Jiang Dihui

Li Nanxing as Wang Shen
Ann Kok as Xiaoxiang
Monica Chan as Dong Xue
Stephen Au as Hu Shichang
Andrew Lien Kai as Gao Tianyi
Damien Lau (Liu Songren ) as Li Dechao
Huang Zhongkun as Mad Dog(Xiao Gao)
May Phua as Liu Shihui
Chen Wencong as Baldie(Xiaozun)
Constance Song as Ann

Synopsis :

This Hongkong - Singapore collabration Drama Serial stars popular Hongkong Actor Julian Cheng and Mediacorp Ah Ge Li Nanxing about anti-narcotics officers bustling drug syndicates. Two CNB officers, Dihui ( Julian Cheng ) and Wang Shen ( Li Nanxing ) , were sent on an exchange programme to Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively. Dihui was a capable but hot headed cop. He has an ex-wife, Liu Shihui, who actually still loves him. In Taiwan, Dihui worked as an undercover agent. He got acquainted with underworld leaders, Mad Dog and Gao Tianyi. Many comical and interesting happenings took place in Taiwan. Later, with his capabilities, he won the trust of Gao Tianyi, to the extent of almost burying Wang Shen alive even though his heart ached. He knew he has to accomplish his mission at all costs. And he did successfully became the right hand man of Gao. In the meantime, he fell in love with Xiaoxiang, a 'xiao tai mei'. However because of his undercover status, he was unable to commit himself totally to this relationship. And when forced by circumstances to arrest his then good buddy Gao Tianyi, he was torn between loyalty and friendship. Back in Singapore, he was framed by best pal, Wang Shen, and became a wanted man. To find out the truth, he went to New Zealand.

On the other hand, Wang Shen, a righteous and commited cop, initially could not get along with his new HK partner, Li Dechao. After facing many difficulties together, they became great pals. Unfortunatly, Li Dechao was killed by baddies. Wang Shen was grieved. He suffered another shock when his long time Singapore girlfriend, Ann, dumped him for another guy. He began to wallow in despair until a HK star, Dong Xue, brought light into his life. Just when he thought he had luck and happiness, another shock came. Dong Xue was actually a spy sent to seduce him by Hu Shichang, the HK drug king whom he had always wanted to arrest. Being a cop, Wang Shen could do nothing about Hu. Instead, he was repeatedly insulted and humiliated by Hu. After all this, he began to realize that a cop was useless and that the power of the bad was unlimited. His character took a drastic change. He stole the Blue Ice formula and earned a great pile from it. He even plotted the deaths of Inspector Ou and Tommy Zhong, a Singaporean policeman. He didn't even let his best pal, Dihui, off. in the end , Dihui and Wang Shen fought it out on the snowy mountains of New Zealand ...

* Points of Note : Dare To Strike - 扫冰者 is a 30 Episode Blockbuster Drama Serial back in those TCS days in the year 2000 . It debuts on 14 November 2000 and it ended it's run on 3 January 2001 . As it was a TCS End of Year Blockbuster then as well as it was a collabration Drama Serial with Hongkong , to give the audience a real Mega Blockbuster feeling and atmosphere , it was even shown with Dolby Surround Sound Special Effects which not only makes it good watching but also very enjoyable to watch too ! *