Cash Is King (TV series)

Cash Is King 勝券在握
Genre	Dramedy
Written by	Ella Chan
Starring	Chin Han Michelle Yim Kit Chan Darren Lim Adam Chen Xia Chuan
Opening theme	握住我的手 by Liang Wern Fook, sung by Kit Chan
Country of origin	Singapore Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	40
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Release
Original network	Channel U (Singapore) aTV (Hong Kong)
Original release	2004
External links
Website

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 having lots of money cannot always buy true happiness.

Cast

Qi family

Actor	Character	Description
Ong Xiu Ping	Xian Yanzhu 冼燕珠	Qi Ren and Qi Xiao's stepmother
Chin Han	Qi Ren 齐仁	Eldest son of the family Yanzhu's stepson TV host
Michelle Yim	Liang Bingbing 梁冰冰	Qi Ren's wife Guanghui's mother Had an affair and left the Qi family
Darren Lim	Qi Xiao 齐孝	Second son Qi Ren's younger brother Chef
Bryan Wong	Qi Lai 齐莱	Yanzhu's son Autistic
Zhu Jun'en (younger)	Qi Guanghui 齐光辉	Qi Ren and Bingbing's son University economics student Later Ding Xiaoyi's lover
Adam Chen (older)

Tao family

Actor	Character	Description
Xia Chuan	Tao Dafu 陶大富	Company CEO Has 3 wives
Ix Shen	Tao An 陶安	Son of Tao Dafu and his second wife
Wallis Pang	Tao Sisi 陶思思	Tao An's younger sister Tang Guosen's girlfriend
Wang Yuqing	Peter Shen 沈彼得	Tao Dafu's first brother-in-law

Other characters

Actor	Character	Description
Kit Chan	Huang Jinhao 黃金好	Qi Ren's assistant at the TV station Huang Fen's daughter
Tammy Chow	Huang Fen 黃芬	Tao Dafu's nurse Had an affair with Tao Dafu Jinhao is their illegitimate daughter
Marco Lo Hing-Fai	Deng Shiqin 邓世勤	Stockbroker hired by Tao An Later falls in love with Tao Sisi
Cecilia Lai	Su Meiqing 苏美卿
Shirley Yee	Qiu Xiaoling 邱少玲	Stockbroker
Chan Fu Ning	Tang Guosen 唐国森	Economics graduate from Harvard University Tao Sisi's boyfriend
Jeanette Aw	Ding Xiaoyi 丁小一	Reporter Jinhao's friend Later Qi Guanghui's lover
Erica Lee	Gao Meijun 高美君	Jinhao's classmate
Dai Chin-Kwok	Mo Taijin 莫泰瑾	A dentist

References

1. 秦汉、米雪、陈洁仪《胜券在握》闹三角关系 (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 10 July 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-12-08.