Cash Is King (TV series) explained

Native Name:勝券在握
Genre:Dramedy
Runtime:approx. 45 minutes
Starring:Chin Han
Michelle Yim
Kit Chan
Darren Lim
Adam Chen
Xia Chuan
Opentheme:握住我的手 by Liang Wern Fook, sung by Kit Chan
Country:Singapore
Hong Kong
Language:Chinese
Network:Channel U (Singapore)
aTV (Hong Kong)
Num Episodes:40

Cash Is King (勝券在握) is a 40-episode drama produced by Hong Kong (aTV) and Singapore (SPH MediaWorks). It was completely filmed in Singapore and aired in 2002.[1] The series title refers to the term "cash is king" and the story centers on how the characters are each affected by stock market crisis, most likely a reference to the financial aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

The series was re-run in 2007, and again in early 2010 on Mediacorp Channel 8.

Synopsis

Is cash really king? The plot revolves around the Qi family, the Tao family and those associated with them. As each of them go through life, they discover in their own way that wealth does not equate true happiness.

Cast

Qi family

Actor Character Description
Ong Xiu Ping Xian Yanzhu 冼燕珠 齊仁之繼母
齊孝,齊來之母
齊光輝之祖母
Qi Ren 齐仁 前電視主持人
洗燕珠之繼子
齊光輝之父
梁冰冰之前夫
黃金好之男友
Liang Bingbing 梁冰冰 齊仁之前妻
齊光輝之母
曾背叛齊仁,與飛機師Albert離開
Albert之妻,後Albert離世
Alfred之女友
Qi Xiao 齐孝 同性戀
洗燕珠之子
暗戀好友Morgan
Qi Lai 齐莱 患有自閉症
洗燕珠之子
Zhu Jun'en (younger) Qi Guanghui 齐光辉 齊仁梁冰冰之子
後為丁小一之男友
Adam Chen (older)

Tao family

Actor Character Description
Xia Chuan Tao Dafu 陶大富 C陶安,陶思思,黃金好之父
黃分之舊情人
Tao An 陶安 陶大富之子
Tao Sisi 陶思思 陶安之妹
Jason之前女友
Duncan之妻,後反目,後和好
Peter Shen 沈彼得 陶大富之女婿

Other characters

Actor Character Description
Huang Jinhao 黃金好 齊仁之女友
黃芬之女
Tammy Chow Huang Fen 黃芬 陶大富之情婦
黃金好之母
Marco Lo Hing-Fai Deng Shiqin 邓世勤 陶思思之夫,後反目,後和好
與蘇美卿搞婚外情,後蘇美卿懷孕
Cecilia Lai Su Meiqing 苏美卿 鄧世勤之初戀情人兼情婦,後為鄧世勤產下一名女兒後離世
Shirley Yee Qiu Xiaoling 邱少玲 Stockbroker
Chan Fu Ning Tang Guosen 唐国森 Economics graduate from Harvard University
陶思思之前男友
Ding Xiaoyi 丁小一 財經記者
齊光輝之女友
Erica Lee Gao Meijun 高美君 黃金好之老師
Dai Chin-Kwok Mo Taijin 莫泰瑾 A dentist

Notes and References

  1. News: zh:秦汉、米雪、陈洁仪《胜券在握》闹三角关系 . http://stars.zaobao.com.sg/localstar/pages/u100701.html . . 10 July 2001 . Chinese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041208032659/http://stars.zaobao.com.sg/localstar/pages/u100701.html . 2004-12-08 .