Question

In a film, a character with this profession visits a man who hangs paper cranes on his yacht after looking for the Complete Works of Shakespeare in a library. After a rival shoves a meal off a table, a character with this profession tells a story about two men competing over a kidney transplant by guessing a card put in their pocket by the other. To celebrate spending “a quarter of a century on this planet,” a character with this profession jogs in the rain and receives a birthday message from a (*) blonde wig-wearing woman (-5[1])he met at a bar. A man with this profession (10[1])chases (10[1])a character in a scene that uses the step-printing effect to generate motion blur. In a 1994 film, two men with this (10[1])profession played by Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung recover from romantic breakups. For 10 points, (10[1])what (10[1])profession is held by the leads of Chungking Express and by the undercover Chan in Infernal Affairs? ■END■

ANSWER: Hong Kong policeman [or officer; or cop; accept detective, accept police inspector; accept police superintendent; prompt on gang member, mole, spy, or double agent AFTER “Chan” is read by asking “What is their actual profession?”] (The first line is from John Woo’s film Hard Boiled.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Clown Senpais94-5
Leo TaoClown SquadMusic to Help You Stop Smoking10410
Max BrodskyWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Northeast by Northwestern10510
Dylan MinarikBHSU ReFantaziohawk two of12710
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthNotre Dame14210
Annabelle YangWashUThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days14310

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%112.33
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y683%0%17%124.20
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%33%33%120.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%119.67