House of Fortune

*House of Fortune*
House of Fortune
	钱来运转
Genre	Family ; Comedy ; Lunar New Year
Written by	Tang Yeow 陈耀; Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源
Directed by	方傢福 Png Keh Hock ; 高淑怡 Gao Shu Yi
Starring	Zhu Houren ; Thomas Ong ; Tong Bing Yu ; Yao Wenlong ; Kym Ng ; Ya Hui ; Bonnie Loo ; Shane Pow ; Xiang Yun
Opening theme	心窗 by 廖慧明
Ending theme	1) 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 origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Winnie Wong 王尤红
Production location	Singapore
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Original release	19 January –; 17 February 2016

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. The series is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It stars Zhu Houren , Thomas Ong , Tong Bing Yu , Yao Wenlong , Ya Hui, Bonnie Loo, Shane Pow, Kym Ng & Xiang Yun as the casts of this series.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Cast

Qian Laoshi's Family

Cast	Character	Description
Zhu Houren 朱厚任	Qian Laoshi 钱老实	Qian Renjie and Qian Meiling's uncle Owned a big bungalow Chased Qian Renjie, Qian Meiling and their families out when he found out they were cheating him Suffered from cancer Donated his assets and bungalow to charity after his death
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
Tong Bing Yu 童冰玉	Luo Shuping 罗舒萍	Beautician Qian Renjie's wife Qian Ningning's mother
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Qian Ningning 钱宁宁	Main Villain but repentant 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 Self-harm herself due to too much pressure Brought to see a psychiatry and went to US to get treatment Reconcile with Xixi in the end
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
Kym Ng 钟琴	Qian Meiling 钱美玲	Qian Laoshi's niece Qian Renjie's younger sister Wu Guolun's wife Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's mother
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 Reconcile with Ningning in the end
Aden Tan 陈昱志	Wu Jiaming 吴佳明	Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's son Wu Xixi's younger brother

Qian Renjie's Family

Cast	Character	Description
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
Tong Bing Yu 童冰玉	Luo Shuping 罗舒萍	Beautician Qian Renjie's wife Qian Ningning's mother
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Qian Ningning 钱宁宁	Main Villain but repentant 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 Self-harm herself due to too much pressure Brought to see a psychiatry and went to US to get treatment Reconcile with Xixi in the end

Wu Guolun's Family

Cast	Character	Description
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
Kym Ng 钟琴	Qian Meiling 钱美玲	Qian Laoshi's niece Qian Renjie's younger sister Wu Guolun's wife Wu Xixi and Wu Jiaming's mother
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
Aden Tan 陈昱志	Wu Jiaming 吴佳明	Wu Guolun and Qian Meiling's son Wu Xixi's younger brother

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 Sabah, Malaysia In love with Qian Renjie	2-5, 8-20

Cameo appearance

Cast	Character	Description	Episodes Appeared
Daren Tan 陈轩昱	Bobby	Main Villain 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	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	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
Luisa Gan 颜尔	Yang Meimei 杨梅梅	Guolun's Client	12
Anthony Png 方钟桦	Lawrence	Villain 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

Awards and 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.
The series was repeated at 8am.
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.

References

"王沺裁花钱不手软姚玟隆锺琴险破产" (in Chinese). Toggle. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
"Thomas Ong buys duplicate souvenirs for pals". Toggle. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 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. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
"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.
"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. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
Joanna Goh (7 January 2016). "Goodbye 2015, hello 2016 with House of Fortune". Toggle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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.

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[1] "王沺裁花钱不手软姚玟隆锺琴险破产" (in Chinese). Toggle. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[2] "Thomas Ong buys duplicate souvenirs for pals". Toggle. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.

[3] "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. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[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.

[5] "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. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[6] Joanna Goh (7 January 2016). "Goodbye 2015, hello 2016 with House of Fortune". Toggle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

[7] May Seah (7 January 2016). "Ya Hui and Shane Pow can't get along without pinching and scratching". Today. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[8] May Seah (7 January 2016). "Less male attention for blonde Ya Hui". Today. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[9] May Seah (9 January 2016). "Un-Chris-tening Tong Bing Yu". Today.