Listed as a warehouse series back in 2011, Ruse of Engagement <叛逃> never had the chance to be broadcast. Starring Ruco Chan (陳展鵬), Yoyo Mung (蒙嘉慧), and Ron Ng (吳卓羲), the action drama is of similar type to Tiger Cubs <飛虎>. Originally, Ruse of Engagement was supposed to air after Triumph in the Skies 2 <衝上雲霄II>, but due to alleged TVB executive power struggles, it has been placed back in the warehouse as Sniper Standoff <神槍狙擊> takes its place instead. TVB executive, Catherine Tsang (曾勵珍), had been in charge of Ruse of Engagement, but unfortunately her other dramas that have aired recently were not well received. Beauty At War <金枝慾孽貳>, Bullet Brain <神探高倫布>, and Karma Rider <師父·明白了> did nothing to help pull up viewership ratings. On the other hand, many more viewers tuned in to watch Triumph in the Skies 2, a production under TVB executive, Tommy Leung (梁家樹). Reportedly, this apparent comparison gave Tommy more power in TVB, and allowed him to broadcast his dramas first. Ruse of Engagement is thus kicked out of the line and replaced by Sniper Standoff, followed by The Hippocratic Crush 2 <On Call 36小時Ⅱ>, another one of Tommy’s works. Ron Ng: “It’s All Ruco Chan’s Fault!” With their drama’s broadcast date still unsettled after two years, both Ruco Chan and Ron Ng expressed disappointment. Ron was quick to point his finger at Ruco. “I’m definitely putting the blame on him. At the time, there were rumors that his screen time increased because Catherine favored him. I don’t have much screen time in the drama anyway, so it’s not my fault!” Ron continued and expressed how he only had one warehoused series in the past, and Ruse of Engagement is his second. “I’ve questioned the company why they’re not willing to air such an awesome drama. TVB colleagues told me it’s because Ruco has many other productions in line, and they can’t continuously air his works. I’m blaming him for making this a warehoused series,” he said. Ruco revealed, “Ruse of Engagement has many explosive scenes which were a big challenge for me. After The Other Truth <真相>, this is the drama I am most confident about. I’m afraid that when it finally airs, our looks have all changed! I’d rather have this one air before Brother’s Keeper <巨輪>.” After hearing Ron’s accusation, Ruco brushed it off. “He’s just kidding. My influence is not that huge! I’m guessing TVB is just trying to figure out which type of dramas the audience favors and making their schedule according to that. It also doesn’t have anything to do with Catherine! She and Tommy’s dramas have different genres, and it’s worth being happy over any one of their drama’s success.” There had been rumors while filming Ruse of Engagement that Ron appeared black-faced around Ruco since he received much more screen time. Ruco stated, “So far, I’ve collaborated well with all my colleagues. The most important thing is receiving viewers’ approval. I don’t want to touch upon these [rumors] again. It’s been a few years already. The topics are so lame! Stop talking about this all the time! All the actors whom I worked with did not have such problems!” Creds: ihktv