Wind and Cloud

Taiwanese TV series or program

Wind and Cloud
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Also known as	Fung Wan The Storm Riders

Traditional Chinese	風雲
Simplified Chinese	风云
Literal meaning	Wind and Cloud

Hanyu Pinyin	Fēng Yún
Jyutping	Fung1 Wan4


Genre	Wuxia
Based on	Fung Wan by Ma Wing-shing
Screenplay by	Wen Lifang
Directed by	Hsu Chin-liang
Presented by	Zhu Yongde Li Bolun Hsu Chin-liang
Starring	Vincent Zhao Peter Ho Sonny Chiba Wong Hei
Opening theme	Wind and Cloud (風雲) performed by Jiang Desheng
Ending theme	Forever and Ever (永遠永遠) performed by Lee E-jun
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producers	Zhuo Wu Huang Jianxin Zhong Zheng Cai Yuling Zhu Cheng Liu Xiaozhong
Producers	Han Sanping Yang Fan Zhu Cheng Zhu Yunhong Zhong Conghai Zhang Yuwei
Production locations	Taiwan China
Editor	Zhu Xiaoping
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	CTV
Related
Wind and Cloud 2 (2004)

Wind and Cloud, also known as Fung Wan and The Storm Riders, is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho starred as the titular protagonists. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002, and was followed by Wind and Cloud 2 in 2004.

Plot

The plot is based on the first two-story arcs in the manhua series. Xiongba, the chief of the martial arts clan Under Heaven Society, learns from the prophet Nipusa that he will rise to prominence in the jianghu (martial artists' community) with the help of "Wind and Cloud". By chance, he meets two boys – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – and immediately accepts them as his apprentices. When Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are grown up, Nipusa reveals to Xiongba that his downfall will also be due to "Wind and Cloud". To prevent this from happening, Xiongba devises an elaborate scheme to make Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun destroy each other, but the plan fails. The rest of the story focuses on the character development of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, such as their relationships with their respective lovers, and their journeys to becoming top-notch fighters in the jianghu.

At one point, Xiongba is betrayed by his followers, loses his powers and finds himself at the mercy of Bu Jingyun. He promises to repent and retire permanently from the jianghu, so Bu Jingyun spares him. In the meantime, Juewushen, a Japanese warrior, arrives in China with his clan with the intention of dominating the Chinese jianghu. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun join forces to defeat Juewushen and drive away the invaders. Towards the end of the series, it is revealed that Xiongba has been secretly plotting to stage a comeback and realise his ambition of ruling the jianghu. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun combine efforts to overcome Xiongba and restore peace, thus fulfilling Nipusa's prophecy.