30% is Fate, The Rest is A Battle

I just watched Shinjuku Incident yesterday. In this movie, Jackie Chan plays an illegal immigrant from China in Tokyo. This movie is his darkest movie ever. Usually he always becomes a nice or innocent guy who happens to have a good skill in martial art, but in this movie, he did not show off his kung fu skill. Instead, he tried to show his acting capability. I enjoyed to see the struggle of the people to pursue their dreams, because I want to see that their hard works pay off. However, later I found that I don't like the story because in this story the Chinese immigrants (led by Steelhead - Jackie Chan) took a shortcut to get money by stealing and cheating. And then, they ended up becoming the Chinese mafia in Shinjuku.

My favorite scene in this movie is when Jie (Daniel Wu) got a cart for selling chestnuts. Jie was the only one in their group that always felt uncomfortable to do crime, therefore all of his friends bought him the cart. In this part, one of they guys happily sang the "Ai Piah Cia Eh Yia" song. (I know I know, you will laugh when you see the clip, it is an oldie). I never known the meaning of the song until I read the English subtitle. The way they translate is also interesting. The guy only sang this part:

三分天注定 七分靠打拼
Thirty percent is Fate, the rest is a battle
(Thirty percent is Heaven's will, Seventy percent is hard work)


爱拼才会赢
You can only win if you love a good battle
(To win, you have to give your all)

Inside the parentheses is an alternative translation.

Indeed, everyday is a battle. You need to win the heart of your customers to buy more of your products, you must win against your boot-licking co-worker, you need to win the trading (if you're a trader), you need to win against your competitors, and you need to win the battle with your own laziness, anxiety, fear etc.

Below is the full translation of the song (taken from here):

At a time when we lose, our ego would naturally blame.
At a time when we fall down, our soul would naturally be terrified
The memory of going through days of losing hopes and getting drunk
My body is without a soul just like a scarecrow
But life really is just like the tide of the sea
They rise and fall by turn
Good luck, Bad luck
Really, you just have to wake up and get to work, do it.
Thirty percent is heaven's will, seventy percent is hard work
To win, you have to give your all.

Including the two things above (fate and hardworking), I believe someone needs to have the following for becoming successful:
1. Fate (talents, opportunities, intelligence)
2. Hardworking (diligence, passions, endurance, fighting spirit)
3. Relationship
4. Smartness and Creativity
5. Audacity
6. Vision and Hope
7. Integrity
8. Resilience
9. Ability to create chances
10. Ability to use a chance

Can you add more?