The Sting (1992 film)
The Sting is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Nico Wong and starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Simon Lui and Bowie Lam. Plot. Simon Tam (Andy Lau) is a righteous private detective who is working for free, for 3 years and 8 months, at the behest of his superstitious mentor. Simon has completed 3 years, 7 month, and 28 days as the backstory is completed. On the second to last day of that period, his assistant Joe (Simon Lui) accepts a case involving missing money, and an advance down payment of HK$1,000,000. The  next day, the client mysteriously dies; Simon decides to find the money for the client's wife, Yvonne (Rosamund Kwan). The missing money turns out to amount to ten thousand million (i.e., ten American billion) Hong Kong dollars of triad money; both Simon and the triads chase after it. Box office. The film grossed HK$6,660,687 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 19 November to 2 December 1992 in Hong Kong.