 Both films were commercially unsuccessful and critically panned; Tsui himself was unsatisfied with his lack of creative control and returned to Hong Kong to continue his career.He has since found new commercial and critical success with blockbusters such as the "Detective Dee" film series (2010–present), "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" (2011), and "The Taking of Tiger Mountain" (2014).Tsui was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam, to a large Chinese (Hoa) family with sixteen siblings.