House of Fortune
| House of Fortune 钱来运转 | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Family Comedy |
| Starring |
Zhu Houren Thomas Ong Tong Bing Yu Yao Wenlong Kym Ng Xiang Yun |
| Opening theme | 心窗 by 廖慧明 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Winnie Wong 王尤红 |
| Location(s) |
 Singapore |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 19 January – 17 February 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Dream Makers II |
| Followed by | The Queen |
| House of Fortune | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錢來運轉 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 钱来运转 | ||||||
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House of Fortune (Chinese: 钱来运转) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The Chinese New Year series, which consists of 20 episodes, will begin its run from 19 January 2016.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The series is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. This series is preempted on 8 and 9 February 2016, due to Chinese New Year specials.
Plot
Qian Renjie (Thomas Ong) and Luo Shuping (Tong Bing Yu) decide to sell their HDB flat and upgrade into a condominium. However, the upgrade comes with a hefty price, leaving the couple with no savings. Renjie’s sister, Qian Meiling (Kym Ng), loves to purchase things on instalments. Her husband, Wu Guolun (Yao Wenlong), is a spendthrift who is burdened with expensive car instalments. At work, Renjie is being oppressed by his superior and he resigns in a huff. Meanwhile, Shuping’s tactless nature gets the better of her and she soon finds herself under-performing at work. Guolun decides to pursue his dreams as a lyricist and quits his job. He spends a lot of effort on his songwriting but the response is underwhelming. To fulfil his dream, Guolun sells off his house for cash to start a music studio. Unfortunately, his partner fled with the money. Meiling hears that she has a relative who owns a bungalow, a senile old man named Qian Laoshi (Zhu Houren). Thinking that this relative can save her from her financial woes, Meiling and her family moves into his house while pretending to care for Laoshi. Shuping hears of this and encourages Renjie to move in as well, so that she can rent out their apartment to pay off the mortgage. Instead of helping his “poor” relatives, Laoshi turns their lives upside down. Can they eventually overcome their misfortunes?
Cast
Main cast
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | Qian Laoshi 钱老实 |
|
2 - 20 |
| Thomas Ong 王沺裁 | Qian Renjie 钱仁杰 |
|
1 - 20 |
| Tong Bing Yu 童冰玉 | Luo Shuping 罗舒萍 | Broomhead (扫把头)
|
1-3, 5-20 |
| Yao Wenlong 姚玟隆 | Wu Guolun 吴国伦 |
|
1-9, 11-20 |
| Kym Ng 钟琴 | Qian Meiling 钱美玲 | Traffic Light (红绿灯)
|
1 - 20 |
| Xiang Yun 向云 | Chen Xiulian 陈秀莲 |
|
2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-15, 17, 20 |
| Shane Pow 包勋评 | Bai Zhengyu 白正宇 |
|
5-7, 9-12, 15-17, 20 |
| Ya Hui 雅慧 | Wu Xixi 吴希希 |
|
1 - 20 |
| Aden Tan 陈昱志 | Wu Jiaming 吴佳明 |
|
1-6, 8-20 |
| Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 | Qian Ningning 钱宁宁 | Antagonist
|
1-3, 5-10, 12, 15-20 |
| Sora Ma 马艺瑄 | Hu Simin 胡思敏 |
|
2-5, 8-20 |
Cameo appearance
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Tan 陈轩昱 | Bobby | Main Villain Darned Karang guni (死Karang guni) Schemed to steal at least half of Laoshi's money by manipulating Hu Simin Forced Hu Simin to steal the house of Laoshi by taking her passport and disallowing her to leave Singapore Make Meiling drunk and take nude photos of her to blackmail her for $1 million or he'll post it online in episode 19-20 (Arrested - Episode 20) | 1, 3, 7-8, 13-14, 16-17, 19-20 |
| Bukoh Mary 巫许玛莉 | May | Qian Renjie and Gao Lishen's subordinate | 1-7 |
| Wendy Tseng 曾晓英 | Mary | Luo Shiping, Hu Simin and Helen's boss | 1-5 |
| Nico Chua 蔡伟彬 | Helen | Came from Malaysia, Sabah Hu Simin's friend Beautician | 1-5 |
| Ong Ai Leng 王爱玲 | Gao Lishen 高丽莘 | Antagonist Korean Ginseng (高丽参) Qian Renjie's rival in work Henry's subordinate | 1-7, 12 |
| Zen Chong 章证翔 | Henry | Qian Renjie, Gao Lishen and May's boss | 1, 3-6 |
| Anthony Png 方钟桦 | Lawrence | Antagonist Cheated money from Wu Guolun Xu Yazi's tecaher | 1, 19 |
| Lin Si Tong 林思彤 | Xu Yazi 徐雅资 | Singer | 1,16 |
Trivia
- Aden Tan's debut drama series.
- Daren Tan's comeback Mandarin drama after The Defining Moment (2008) and first villainous role.
- Snippets of the next episode are shown during the ending credits of each episode. This is the 13th series where News Tonight commentaries are not announced.
- This is the second time Kym Ng & Yao Wenlong act as couple after It Takes Two
Inconsistencies
There were technical errors in the Chinese subtitling on Channel 8 where it stopped showing for a brief period, beginning from this drama whenever the derogatory term for being a wretch, "死八婆", as well as similar terms, is uttered. This is already evident in episode 12, where Yao Wenlong calls Kym Ng the derogatory term twice, before correcting himself to mean that she is a "黄脸婆" (an old hag). The old hag term is also used on her in a later episode.
See also
References
- ↑ "王沺裁花钱不手软 姚玟隆锺琴险破产" (in Chinese). Toggle. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Thomas Ong buys duplicate souvenirs for pals". Toggle. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "陈泂江包勋评露肌秀肉 林慧玲雅慧唾弃不赏脸" (in Chinese). Toggle. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Desmond Tan, Shane Pow bare their bods for upcoming dramas". Toggle. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "罗美仪初吻献包勋评 童冰玉马艺瑄想当导演" (in Chinese). Toggle. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ Joanna Goh (7 January 2016). "Goodbye 2015, hello 2016 with House of Fortune". Toggle.
- ↑ May Seah (7 January 2016). "Ya Hui and Shane Pow can't get along without pinching and scratching". Today. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ May Seah (7 January 2016). "Less male attention for blonde Ya Hui". Today. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ May Seah (9 January 2016). "Un-Chris-tening Tong Bing Yu". Today.