Inspired by the relationship between Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong, the film stars Andy Lau as a billionaire, who falls in love with a feisty casino dealer played by Shu Qi.

But the catch is, she is a part-time baccarat dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer, "careers" not exactly congruent with his station in life.

Falling in love against all odds, this mismatched couple soon makes headline in all media turning Milan into an It girl overnight.

Both actors and the director worked together on the 2002 science fiction action film, The Wesley's Mysterious File, although Andy Lau had expressed wanting to make a romantic comedy with Shu.

Shot under a budget of HK$45 million,[1] the film is reportedly based on the relationship between casino tycoon Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong.