A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
September 6, 1993
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 20
Finale:
October 1, 1993
Creators:
Mui Siu-Ching
Original Title:
豪門插班生
Alternate Titles:
Filthy Rich
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family
Production Companies:
TVB
Countries:
HK
This is a drama about Hong Kong's working-class man, Hung Chau-sang. After rescuing multimillionaire Mao Tin-tok's life by chance, Chau-sang is offered a job in his company. Unfortunately, Mao is mean, and Chau-sang is not given high-level work. To save face with his father, Chau-sang lies about his job position. Mao has two wives, who are always arguing, while Chau-sang's sister is a nurse who ends up with her childhood friend. Chau-sang falls in love with Mao's daughter, but they face opposition from Mao. When Mao and his business partner are kidnapped by a gang, Chau-sang and his family work hard to rescue them.
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