笑傲江湖霍建华未删减

传说中有这么一种鸟，它一生只唱一次歌，究其一生寻找荆棘树，用最尖最长的荆棘刺穿喉咙，完成一生仅一次的绝唱。

20世纪50年代末60年代初的香港，警匪勾结，乌烟瘴气。其中，九龙城寨更是一个龙蛇盘踞，令人闻风丧胆的混乱所在。无所事事的小青年阿豪（刘青云 饰）和阿乐（吴镇宇 饰）偶然混迹于此，为这里的乱世气氛所感染，乐不思蜀。他们合伙赌马诈钱，惹来庄家追杀，幸得当时城寨大哥肥宝出 手方保住性命，二人的命运也自此发生转变。阿豪拜入肥宝门下，后与肥宝的小姨子大胆英（彭丹 饰）相恋，他果敢勇猛，风头无两；阿乐当上警察，与曾和阿豪有染的女孩菲菲（朱茵 饰）结婚。为了让虚荣的妻子过上幸福生活，他不惜选择贪污堕落。两个分处黑白道的好兄弟，携手打拼出一个属于他们自己的天下……

Once upon a time, the birds and the beasts fought each other in a war. It was a terrible conflict, and the clever bats would side with the birds when the birds were looking victorious, and then they would become allies of the beasts when that side was winning battles. At last the war came to an end, the two parties reached an amicable settlement, and a great party of friendship was held. But when it came to the turn of the bats to perform in the program, their fence-straddling tactics were exposed, and everyone refused to associate with them. Since that time, the bats have been too ashamed to show their faces during the day, coming out only at night to flit silently around.

勇桑（蔡振南 饰）是建国市场的老大，英明神武德高望重的他深受手下小弟的敬重和爱戴，市场里大大小小的事务均由勇桑主持。清枫（孙鹏 饰）是勇桑最信赖的手下，虽然并未挑明，但大家都知道，清枫将在勇桑金盆洗手之后接替他的位置。因为杀人罪入狱三年的阿雄（黄鸿升 饰）出狱后回到了勇桑的身边，实际上他并未犯罪，而是替清枫顶罪。勇桑十分看重阿雄的能力，甚至决定将建国市场交给他管理，可是阿雄已心生退意，他不愿再重蹈覆辙，只想做一个干干净净的人，过宁静平安的生活。麦可（王阳明 饰）从国外深造归来，一心想要改变市场里奉行了多年的角头制度，他将第一个改革的目标放在了勇桑的身上。