A Million Dollar Dream Explained
| Native Name: | 给我一百万 |
| Genre: | Drama
Family
Fantasy |
| Runtime: | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Director: | Martin Chan 陈金祥
Chen Yi You 陈忆幼 |
| Executive Producer: | Winnie Wong 王尤红 |
| Opentheme: | 幸福感 by Chen Hanwei |
| Endtheme: | 终于失恋 by Ng Ling Kai |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Network: | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
A Million Dollar Dream (Chinese: 给我一百万) is a Chinese television drama that aired on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Chen Hanwei and Zoe Tay.
Cast
Luo (Yu'ai)'s family
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|
Liu Lingling
刘玲玲 | Luo Yu'ai
罗玉爱 | Mei Chaofeng (梅超风), Fat Woman (胖女人), Mother (妈), Old Hag (死老太婆), Ugly Freak (丑八怪), No Substance/Lousy Guts (没水准）- Restaurant's employee
- Zhang Zicheng's mother
- Hu Jiaofen's mother-in-law
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandmother
- Shares a room with Zhang Yijing (He Yingying)He Ying Ying
- Suspected of dementia (as told by Zhang Zicheng)
- Always wanted supper at night
- Likes to complain about the house being dirty and the food not suiting her taste
- Shows her displeasure to those who loaf around at home
| 4-20 |
Chen Hanwei
陈汉玮 | Zhang Zicheng
张自成 | Teo Chee Seng, Mr Zhang (张先生), Cheng (成), Kind Soul (大好人), Ah Cheng （阿成), Smelly Cheng (臭阿成）- Restaurant's Manager
- Hu Jiaofen's husband
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's father
- Hu Tianhao's son-in-law
- Hu Haishan & Hu Manfen's brother-in-law
- Ma Tongren's best friend
- Zhou Yuzhe's rival in love
- Indirectly caused Elder Ba's death
- Indirectly caused of Hu Manfen, Hu Tianhao's death and Hu Jiaofen's jail sentence (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- Suffered from a heart attack
- Wakes up in hospital to realise it was just a dream and makes things right again and opens a restaurant
| 1-20 |
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉 | Hu Jiaofen
胡娇芬 | Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬), Ms Hu (胡小姐）- Restaurant's lady-manager
- Hu Tianhao's elder daughter
- Hu Haishan's younger sister
- Hu Manfen's older sister
- Zhang Zicheng's wife
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's mother
- Luo Yu'ai's daughter-in-law
- Zhou Yuzhe's love interest
- Arrested by police in Episode 15 for blackmailing of $500K, released in Episode 18 (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 1-15, 18-20 |
Edwin Goh
吴劲威 | Zhang Yizheng
张一正 | Younger Version portrayed by Brient Ong Zheng (正)- Restaurant's employee
- Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's son
- Zhang Yijing's brother
- Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's grandson
- Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's nephew
- Huang Qiqi's ex-boyfriend
| 1-5, 7, 9-20 |
He Yingying
何盈莹 | Zhang Yijing
张一静 | Younger Version portrayed by Candice Tan
Jing (静), Not Ugly (不丑)- Restaurant's employee
- Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's daughter
- Zhang Yizheng's sister
- Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's granddaughter
- Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's niece
- Max's girlfriend
- Was disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 1-6, 8, 10-20 | |
Hu (Tianhao)'s family
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes appeared |
|---|
Chen Shucheng
陈澍城 | Hu Tianhao
胡添豪 | Old Crazy Git / Old Gila (老疯子)- Ex-secondary school Chinese teacher
- Hu Haishan, Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's father
- Zhang Zicheng's father-in-law
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandfather
- Suffered from dementia
- Suffered from terminal lucidity (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- Suicided in Episode 18 after having been chased out of the house by Zhang Zicheng and Luo Yu'ai (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 1-2, 7-11, 15-18 20 |
Allan Moo
巫奇 | Hu Haishan
胡海山 | - Odd-job worker
- Hu Tianhao's son
- Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's older brother
- Zhang Zicheng's brother-in-law
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's uncle
| 5, 9-14, 16-18, 20
7 (voice) |
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉 | Hu Jiaofen
胡娇芬 | Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬)
| |
Bukoh Mary
巫许玛丽 | Hu Manfen
胡曼芬 | - Nail Salon's manager
- Hu Tianhao's younger daughter
- Hu Haishan and Hu Jiaofen's youngest sister
- Zhang Zicheng's sister-in-law
- Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's aunt
- Committed suicide in Episode 11 due to suffering from depression (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 5-6, 11-12, 20 | |
Other cast members
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes appeared |
|---|
Zhu Houren
朱厚仁 | Elder Ba
八哥 | - Younger Ba's older brother
- Died after being accidentally knocked down by a car by Zhang Zicheng while picking up a 10-cent coin.
- (Deceased-Episode 8)
| 1-3, 7-8 |
Younger Ba
八弟 | - Elder Ba's younger brother
- Suffered from Dementia
| 8-10, 12-14, 19-20 |
Joel Choo
朱哲伟 | Max | - Restaurant's employee
- Zhang Yijing's boyfriend
| 1, 4-6, 10, 16, 18, 20 |
Michelle Wong
黄怡灵 | Huang Qiqi
黄琪琪 | Gigi, Babe (宝贝)- Zhang Yizheng's ex-girlfriend
- rich man's daughter
- Suffered from leukaemia
| 1, 3-5, 13-14, 16-17, 18 |
Yao Wenlong
姚彣隆 | Ma Tongren
马同仁 | Toilet Man (马桶人)- Ex-convict
- Restaurant's chef head
- Zhang Zicheng's best friend
- Cheated $300K to start up a business with a loan from Zhang Zicheng and fleeing with Gao Juanjuan to Bali, betraying Zhang Zicheng (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 3-17,19-20 |
Rayson Tan
陈泰铭 | Zhou Yuzhe
周与浙 | Mr Zhou (周先生)- Zhang Zicheng's rival in love (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- In love with Hu Jiaofen (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- Donates $1 million to provide free breakfast for the restaurant
| 8-9, 12-15, 19-20 |
Wang Yuqing
王昱清 | Wang Qiansui
王千岁 | Villain but repented9174, Mr Wang (王先生)- Zhang Zicheng and Hu Jiaofen's neighbour
- Humiliated Zhang Zicheng while washing his car and parked in between his car, was punched by Zhang Yizheng
- Demanded $10 thousand for his injuries from Zhang Zicheng and Zhang Yizheng
- Demanded another $10 thousand after being harassed by Ma Tongren not to harass Zhang Zicheng, demanding Zhang Zicheng a total of $20 thousand
- Fought with an old man over an elevator
| 1, 3-4, 7, 10, 12, 18-20 |
Adele Wong
王筱惠 | Fang Ziling
方姿灵 | VillainEvon Fang- Zhang Zicheng's ex-superior
- Picking hard times and keeping on humiliating Zhang Zicheng with Chen Jiande causing Zhang Zicheng to get highest votes to leave the company
| 1-5 |
Kathy Fung
冯秀華 | Gao Juanjuan
高娟娟 | Main Villain Insurance Office (保险公司) (Does Not Exist in Zicheng's Reality)
- indirectly caused Hu Jiaofen to think that Zhang Zicheng had an affair with her, breaking apart the family (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- In love with Zhang Zicheng
- Hu Jiaofen's rival in love
- Demanded $50 thousand from Zhang Zicheng and humiliated Hu Jiaofen and flew away with Ma Tongren to Bali (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 13-16, 18-19 |
Haden Hee
许立楷 | Hong Mingyang
洪名杨 | Supporting Villain Mr Hong (洪老板)- Modelling Agency's client
- Zhang Yijing's ex-boyfriend
- Toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings and lied in stating that he had legally divorced his ex-wife. Broke up with Zhang Yijing after seeing scars on her face (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
- Was shown that he had toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings after Zhang Zicheng helped Zhang Yijing in looking disfigured
| 4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 16-17, 20 | |
Cameo appearances
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|
Marcus Mok
莫健发 | You Zhi
佑治 | - Zhang Zicheng's ex-overall supervisor
| 1-2 |
Kenneth Chung
钟坤华 | Jeft | - Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
| 1-2 |
Terence Tay
郑仲伟 | Chen Jiande
陈建德 | Villain- Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
| 1-2 |
Cansen Goh
吴开深 | Peter
皮特 | Main Villain- Modelling Agency's ex-manager
- Zhang Yijing's model instructor
- Arrested after harassing Zhang Zicheng for $200 thousand and slashed Zhang Yijing, causing her to be disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
| 1, 3-8, 16 |
Chase Tan
陈锦宏 | Shawn | - Came from London
- Huang Qiqi's friend
| 3-4 |
Sherraine Law
罗翊琦 | Shirley
雪莉 | - Modelling Agency's model
- Zhang Yijing's friend
| 4-5, 17 |
Nico Chua
蔡伟彬 | Fion Zhou | - Hired Hu Jiaofen as a part-time maid to help her tidy the house
- Zhou Yuzhe's younger sister
| 7-8, 11, 15 |
Teo Serli
张思丽 | Sun | - Zhang Zicheng's communter
| 7-8 |
Benjamin Josiah Tan
陈俊铭 | Xavier |
| 10 |
| Tan Tiow Im陈天祥 | Uncle Shui水伯 | - An old man who stays at the nursing home
| 1-2, 7 | |
Awards and nominations
A Million Dollar Dream is up for 6 nominations.
The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Serial are Blessings 2, Say Cheese, VIC &You Can Be An Angel 3.
It won 3 out of 6 nominations, which are Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress & Best Actor.
Original Sound Track (OST)
| No. | Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|
| 1) | 幸福感
(Main Song for the series) | Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
| 2) | 终于失恋 | Ling Kai 铃凯 | |
See also
