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
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 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
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Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Production locationSingapore
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release19 January (2016-01-19) 
17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)

House of Fortune (Chinese: 钱来运转) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. Consists of 20 episodes, 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
BobbyMain 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
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
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
Luisa Gan
颜尔
Yang Meimei
杨梅梅
Guolun's Client12
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 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.

See also

References

  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.
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  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.
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