The next day they're picked up by Chan's odd, bespectacled assistant, and by then Bu has already begun to fall for Chan, the entrepreneur playboy who's made a fortune recycling trash....

But you've really got to love those silly thugs! Though they're not too adept at it, they're in the loyal service of Emil Chau as Low, a good-natured businessman tangled up in an ongoing rivalry with Chan. The constant tug-of-war between the two goes way back to their school days, when Chan would compete with and best Low at most everything: beating him at boxing matches, stealing his girlfriends and dumping them.

This time Chan has bought up a huge amount of stock in Low's company then suddenly begins to dump the shares, driving down their price and bringing Low very low indeed! That's why Low really wants to get even now, and it gives him an idea: Chan is no longer the boxer he used to be, so why not challenge him to a fight with a shorter guy (Brad Allan) who's certain to pulverize him? What humiliation! What REVENGE!

Once the arrangements for the match are set, Low and his men intrude on the dinner date that Chan is having with Bu. After a funny exchange in which Bu gives a bit of sassy business advice to Low, Chan finally agrees to go out to the parking lot.

There he is taunted into a boxing match with Brad, and it's a tough fight from the get-go. Chan, who hasn't been practicing, is not in good enough shape, and so he's brought to the ground hard by Brad's quick and powerful technique. Having lost the match to a younger, shorter guy, Chan ends up being humiliated, all right--but it's a hollow victory for the soft-hearted Low, who leaves the scene in his limo with a forlorn sigh......

Of course, with Bu's encouragement, Chan returns to his workout regimen to get back into shape. But the two are destined for a fall-out when Chan lets Bu believe that she's just not that special to him.....

Meanwhile, Low's business in Styrofoam has gone bust, and he's been kicked off the company board of directors by his pop. With their jobs lost and a strong thirst for revenge, Low's thugs corner Chan in his trash recycling factory for a final match with Brad. It's a long and ferocious fight, and for the most part a balanced bout blow for blow--both slick and slapstick, it winds up in a cross-eyed, staggering draw.

By then, Low has about finished his preparations to end his misery permanently--making sure that he claims total responsibility for all of his failures in his farewell note, of course! So Low grabs a gasoline can and his lighter, and with a final, dramatic lament he douses himself in dispair .......

.....only to have Chan throw a cold bucket of water on him just in time!

So there's a happy ending, naturally. Chan and Low mend fences and may even partner up in the environment-friendly recycling business. Chan has also finally realized what he's missing without Bu, and so he heads to Taiwan to win her back, carrying among his gifts some of her favorite Chinese pot rice.....

Emil is extremely entertaining in this supporting role as Chan's rival with a conscience, and he plays his part to the hilt! I only wish he could have had more screen time.