Huang Chong's Dream Autobiography

Protagonist: Huang Chong. Public identity: an ordinary high school student with two sides, top student and school bully. Hidden identity: a Shaolin lay disciple with extraordinary skills and secrets. Potential identity: a future underworld leader, with the emotions and responsibilities that entails.

Core conflicts: A fractured identity as student, martial artist, and potential leader; the struggle between responsibility and desire; choices between protection and revenge; and the line between light and darkness.

Key attractions: The passion and harshness of youth on campus; the practical skills and philosophy of Shaolin kung fu; the schemes and brotherhood of the underworld; a deep portrayal of brotherly bonds; and the protagonist's difficult growth and transformation.