House of Fortune

House of Fortune (Chinese: 钱来运转) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It is a Lunar New Year drama for 2016. It 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. It stars Zhu Houren , Thomas Ong , Tong Bing Yu , Yao Wenlong , Kym Ng & Xiang Yun as the casts of this series.

House of Fortune
钱来运转
GenreFamily
Comedy
Lunar New Year
Written byTang Yeow 陈耀
Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源
Directed by方傢福 Png Keh Hock
高淑怡 Gao Shu Yi
StarringZhu Houren 朱厚任
Thomas Ong 王沺裁
Tong Bing Yu 童冰玉
Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆
Kym Ng 钟琴
Xiang Yun 向云
Opening themeGlass Heart (心窗) by 廖慧明
Ending theme1) As long as you love me (爱上就好) by 廖慧明
2) How about this (这样好吗) by Elton
3) Back to back hug (背对背拥抱) by JJ Lin
(No commentaries for News Tonight)
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Production location Singapore
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Original release19 January (2016-01-19) 
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Dream Makers II
Followed byThe Queen

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

Qian Laoshi's Family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Zhu Houren
朱厚任
Qian Laoshi
钱老实
  • Uncle (大伯)
  • Qian Renjie & Qian Meiling uncle
  • Owns a big bungalow
  • Chase Qian Renjie, Qian Meiling & their families out when he finds out they are cheating him
  • Suffering an illness
  • Donated his assets & bungalow to charity after his death
  • Deceased - Episode 20
1 - 20
Thomas Ong
王沺裁
Qian Renjie
钱仁杰
  • Advertising company creative director but quit and become a private chef later
  • Qian Laoshi's nephew
  • Qian Meiling's elder brother
  • Luo Shuping's husband
  • Qian Ningning's father
  • Gao Lishen's rival in work
1 - 20
Tong Bing Yu
童冰玉
Luo Shuping
罗舒萍
Broomhead (扫把头)
  • Beautician
  • Qian Renjie's wife
  • Qian Ningning's mother
1-3, 5-20
Bonnie Loo
罗美仪
Qian Ningning
钱宁宁

Main Villain

  • Qian Renjie and Luo Shuping's daughter
  • In love with Bai Zhengyu
    Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's cousin
  • Wu Xixi's rival in love and work
  • Caused Zhengyu and Xixi to separate from each other
  • Caused Xixi to be fired by her boss
1-3, 5-10, 12, 15-20
Yao Wenlong
姚玟隆
Wu Guolun
吴国伦
  • Taxi driver who dreams of being a songwriter
  • Qian Meiling's husband
  • Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's father
1-9, 11-20
Kym Ng
钟琴
Qian Meiling
钱美玲
Traffic Light (红绿灯)
  • Qian Laoshi's niece
  • Qian Renjie's younger sister
  • Wu Guolun's wife
  • Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's mother
1 - 20
Ya Hui
雅慧
Wu Xixi
吴希希
  • Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's daughter
  • Wu Jiaming's elder sister
  • Bai Zhengyu's love interest
  • Qian Ningning's cousin-cum-rival in love
1 - 20
Aden Tan
陈昱志
Wu Jiaming
吴佳明
  • Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's son
  • Wu Xixi's younger brother
1-6, 8-20

Qian Renjie's Family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Thomas Ong
王沺裁
Qian Renjie
钱仁杰
  • Advertising company creative director but quit and become a private chef later
  • Qian Laoshi's nephew
  • Qian Meiling's elder brother
  • Luo Shuping's husband
  • Qian Ningning's father
  • Gao Lishen's rival in work
1 - 20
Tong Bing Yu
童冰玉
Luo Shuping
罗舒萍
Broomhead (扫把头)
  • Beautician
  • Qian Renjie's wife
  • Qian Ningning's mother
1-3, 5-20

Wu Guolun's Family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Yao Wenlong
姚玟隆
Wu Guolun
吴国伦
  • Taxi driver who dreams of being a songwriter
  • Qian Meiling's husband
  • Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's father
1-9, 11-20
Kym Ng
钟琴
Qian Meiling
钱美玲
Traffic Light (红绿灯)
  • Qian Laoshi's niece
  • Qian Renjie's younger sister
  • Wu Guolun's wife
  • Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's mother
1 - 20
Ya Hui
雅慧
Wu Xixi
吴希希
  • Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's daughter
  • Wu Jiaming's elder sister
  • Bai Zhengyu's love interest
  • Qian Ningning's cousin-cum-rival in love
1 - 20
Aden Tan
陈昱志
Wu Jiaming
吴佳明
  • Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's son
  • Wu Xixi's younger brother
1-6, 8-20

Chen Xiulian's Family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Xiang Yun
向云
Chen Xiulian
陈秀莲
  • Volunteer
  • Bai Zhengyu's mother
2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-15, 17, 20
Shane Pow
包勋评
Bai Zhengyu
白正宇
  • Volunteer
  • Chen Xiulian's son
  • In love with Wu Xixi
  • Qian Ningning's love interest
5-7, 9-12, 15-17, 20

Other Characters

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Sora Ma
马艺瑄
Hu Simin
胡思敏
  • Came from Malaysia, sabah
  • In love with Qian Renjie
2-5, 8-20

Cameo appearance

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Daren Tan
陈轩昱
BobbyMain 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
Made Meiling drunk and took 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
MayQian Renjie and Gao Lishen's subordinate1-7
Wendy Tseng
曾晓英
MaryLuo Shiping, Hu Simin and Helen's boss1-5
Nico Chua
蔡伟彬
HelenCame from Malaysia, Sabah
Hu Simin's friend
Beautician
1-5
Ong Ai Leng
王爱玲
Gao Lishen
高丽莘
Villain
Korean Ginseng (高丽参)
Qian Renjie's rival in work
Henry's subordinate
1-7, 12
Zen Chong
章证翔
HenryQian Renjie, Gao Lishen and May's boss1, 3-6
Anthony Png
方钟桦
LawrenceVillain
Cheated money from Wu Guolun
Xu Yazi's tecaher
1, 19
Lin Si Tong
林思彤
Xu Yazi
徐雅资
Singer1,16

Awards & Nominations

Star Awards 2017

House of Fortune is nominated for 2 awards, London Choco Roll Happiness Award & Best Supporting Actress.

Awards
Award Category Recipients (if any) Result
The Road to Star Awards 2017 Episode 2
红星大奖 影聚响宴
London Choco Roll Happiness Award
最佳开心果奖
Shane Pow
包勋评
Nominated
Star Awards 2017 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2017 颁奖礼 Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Ya Hui
雅慧
Nominated

Trivia

  • Aden Tan's debut drama series.
  • Daren Tan's comeback Mandarin drama after The Defining Moment (2008) and first villainous role.
  • Bonnie Loo's very 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.
  • The series was repeated at 8am.
  • This is the second time Kym Ng & Yao Wenlong act as couple after It Takes Two
  • This series is preempted on 8 and 9 February 2016, due to Chinese New Year specials.
  • The Series repeat its telecasts on Channel 8 at 5.30pm succeeding Tiger Mum

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

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  2. "Thomas Ong buys duplicate souvenirs for pals". Toggle. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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  4. "Desmond Tan, Shane Pow bare their bods for upcoming dramas". Toggle. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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