Our guy takes a beating simply because the bullies do not like his face. He goes to an egg seller for a job and the same trouble follows him. He needs a job for money to learn kung fu. He hooks up with three beggars. He tries to learn at Dean Shek's school but again, folks just do not like this guy. It escalates to the point where he can only make money by charging people $1 to punch him. A moustauche guy fights off the big guy who keeps punching him without payment then just walks off. He meets the drunken master Simon Yuen clone at a tea house. He becomes his grandfather and teacher.
The movie then takes a twist that makes it more than a comedy and adds substance. Our guy's father was behind the scenes using his money to thwart his martial arts ambitions. Father comes clean and admits it and just wants his son to forget about martial arts and embrace the true power of money since it can buy anything. He doesn't want his son to be like his father who went off to become the man we already met, the drunken master called Grandfather. Son does not accept that premise of the power of money and he leaves. Father continues to use his money to pay people to stop the son but now those people extort him and demand even more money not to kill the son. The cliché of the thunderstorm indicates the final fight is near. Grandpa teaches him "Sleepy Crane" for the final fight.
Most reviews indicate they liked this movie despite its shortcomings. This movie hits on the secret to low budget success, a likable sympathetic lead character in a story that is all about the martial arts. The grandfather, father, son, martial arts, money and power story points are all there if you care to pay attention. Those points take the movie above the ordinary or you can just enjoy the comedy and fights. Unfortunately the deeper story line is not well written nor well edited and comes across as if it came out of nowhere. I rate this above average and highly recommend it for all fans of the genre.
