Wind and Cloud 2
Wind and Cloud 2 is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2004. Even though the series is marketed as a sequel to Wind and Cloud (2002), it was produced by a different company and is rather loosely connected to Wind and Cloud. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho reprised their roles as the title characters.
| Wind and Cloud 2 | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover art | |
| Traditional | 風雲2 |
| Simplified | 风云2 |
| Mandarin | Fēng Yún Èr |
| Cantonese | Fung1 Wan4 Ji6 |
| Literally | Wind and Cloud 2 |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | Fung Wan by Ma Wing-shing |
| Screenplay by | Bo Hua Chen Huiyan |
| Directed by | Lee Wai-man |
| Presented by | Long Qiuyun Peng Yi |
| Starring | Vincent Zhao Peter Ho |
| Opening theme | Xiaoao Fengyun (笑傲風雲) performed by Sun Xing |
| Ending theme | Bieren De Tianchang Dijiu (別人的天長地久) performed by Fish Leong |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chen Jidong |
| Producer(s) | Peng Yi Wu Yi |
| Production location(s) | Taiwan China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Yang Peipei Workshop Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV |
| First shown in | 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Wind and Cloud (2002) |
Plot
The series is based on the Heaven's Gate story arc of the manhua series. A mysterious stranger wearing an ice mask approaches Nie Feng and tells him he has the ability to resurrect the dead. To everyone's surprise, the stranger revives Di'er Meng, Nie Feng's lover, who died in the first series. However, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun gradually realise that they are falling under his control and being manipulated by him. The stranger, who claims to be a god and possesses supernatural powers, is revealed to be Dishitian, the leader of the martial arts clan Tianmen. Several well-known fighters have joined Tianmen, either out of fear for Dishitian or temptation by the rewards he offers.
Dishitian's intentions become clear later: He is planning to recruit the fighters – including Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun – who wield the seven most powerful weapons in the jianghu (martial artists' community) to join him in his quest to slay the Dragon and obtain the precious Dragon Orb, which can boost a martial artist's inner energy by several times after consumption. The mission is successful but the Orb breaks into pieces and the fragments end up in different locations. In greed, Dishitian consumes more pieces than his body can take and causes internal injuries to himself. His treacherous servant, Duan Lang, seizes the opportunity to kill him and absorb his powers. Duan Lang then morphs into the Qilin Demon and becomes a dangerous threat to the jianghu. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun join forces to defeat Duan Lang.
Cast
- Vincent Zhao as Nie Feng
- Peter Ho as Bu Jingyun
- Huang Yi as Di'er Meng
- Qin Lan as Yu Chuchu
- Tammy Chen as Zining
- Chen Kuan-lin as Duan Lang
- Li Li-chun as Xu Fu
- Wei Yicheng as Dishitian
- Sun Xing as Xiongba
- Liu Weihua as Wuming
- Huang Jianuo as Jianchen
- Zheng Guolin as Huaimie
- Feng Shaofeng as Huaikong
- Yue Yueli as Tiekuangtu
- Yang Rui as Bai Ling
- Li Xingyu as Luo Xian
- Pan Hong as Xiaosanxiao
- Zhu Hong as Yunling
- Wang Lu as Huangying
- Zhang Zhilü as Long'er
- Wang Jialin as Juexin
External links
- (in Chinese) Wind and Cloud 2 on CTV's website
- (in Chinese) Wind and Cloud 2 on Sina.com
- (in Chinese) Wind and Cloud 2 on ATV's website