Faan sun dai siu

LEUNG has got fed up with KONG’s pestering and suggests having a DNA test in order to prove his relationship with HIN. MING is heading for Hollywood to work with an internationally renowned film director. He invites LAM to go with him and take part in the film, but LAM hesitates. KONG manages to bribe the laboratory staff to alter the DNA test result, thus successfully tricking LEUNG into believing that KONG is HIN’s natural father. The test result has come as a real shock to LEUNG. LAM doubts the accuracy of the test, and having investigated the matter further, she gets to discover it is KONG who has bribed the laboratory staff to make up a false report. LAM decides to bring the case to the police. LEUNG feels a deep sense of regret when he knows that LAM has given up on her dream for his own sake. LEUNG doesn’t want to hinder her career and encourages her to go overseas to look for her dream.… ...

CHI sells second-hand electric appliances on the Internet, through which he has made a new friend, who is a buyer called KAR TSAI. TSAI requests a huge stock of second-hand electric appliances that are to be imported into the Third World. LEUNG and CHI are therefore busy looking for the goods for him. MING appoints LAM to direct the film while he himself will take up the role of Producer as he will be busy directing another film at the same time. HIN gets teased at school for being an orphan, which makes him very unhappy. LEUNG wants to comfort him but ends up revealing their true relationship. KONG’s father is seriously ill. With the hope to inherit as much as possible from his father, KONG decides to get HIN back by applying to the court for parental rights. HOI has arranged a date for YAN and KAM by tricking them into going to a concert together. KAM flies into a rage and tears the ticket into two after knowing that she got cheated.… ...

LEUNG accompanies LAM to the countryside to look for inspiration for the new film. They do enjoy themselves and have a great day to remember. When back home, LEUNG still ponders over their outing. Delight is written all over his face, so even HAN and MEI can tell he is in a good mood. CHI’s supervisor MR. MA has decided to appoint him to the post of District Manager. Following his promotion, CHI is told that KA-YAN is found pregnant. CHI feels that he is the luckiest man in the world. The Estate Agents Authority discovers that CHI has hired a group of unlicensed salespersons, which is a breach of the law. To maintain the company’s reputation, MR. MA decides to dismiss CHI. LEUNG, LAM and HIN go to attend a school activity, where LEUNG and LAM are mistaken for HIN’s parents. This, however, has given the pair a great thrill. LEUNG, who is hoping to take a step further with LAM, invites her to HAN’s birthday party.… ...

LEUNG’s shop is not making enough money, resulting in an operating deficit. His shop is bound to close down. This is really a great blow to LEUNG, which has plunged him into anguish and depression. LEUNG comes to know his real relationship with HIN and for his son’s sake, he decides to pull himself together. CHI has successfully secured the rights to manage a new housing estate. Under CHI’s management, the properties agency has beaten all other competitors to become the most profitable company in the field. KONG’s company is planning to invest in film industry, taking it as one of the best ways to enter the market in China. Knowing this, CHING immediately recommends LAM to KONG for the post of Art Director. LEUNG has been looking for a job but doesn’t seem to be having much luck so far. KAM is afraid that LEUNG will lose his confidence again if he continues to be unemployed. She has then thought of a way to help LEUNG.… ...

KEI discovers that KA-YAN has taken out a mortgage to buy a home. He rebukes her for being deceived but KA-YAN insists that she is determined to marry CHI and start a family of their own. KA-YAN asks CHI to marry her but CHI has found a list of excuses to turn her down. The boss of a film production company MR. YING invites LAM to take charge of the design work for a new film, which gives LAM a great thrill. LAM is sexually harassed by MR. YING when she passes her sketch on to him. LAM manages to push him away and MR. YING, having been rejected, insists that she could not have achieved what she has now without MING. LAM is sad to know that MR. YING was only trying to take sexual advantages of her and has never appreciated her talents. As a friend, LEUNG cannot do anything but to give a few words of consolation to her. KEI means to steal LEUNG’s customers by offering a price reduction, which has a terrible impact on LEUNG’s business.… ...

Having spent some time with LEUNG, HIN seems to get better than before. LAM and KEI have bought LEUNG’s shops respectively. LAM offers to rent the shop to LEUNG so that he can continue to run his business. LEUNG is very grateful for her help and support. In order to help LEUNG out of his financial difficulty, KAM has sold her property in China. She feels extremely disappointed when she knows that LEUNG has raised enough money. YAN notices YING has become more aloof and starts to be less affectionate. This makes him suspect that she is going out with another suitor. YAN is shocked to learn that YING has been seeing her supervisor YIU KWAN. A lot of fiends from Apliu Street have attended the grand opening of KEI’s shop. They all come to give their greetings but none of them has done any shopping. On the other hand, they have bought a lot of stuff from LEUNG, which irks KEI immensely and makes him hate LEUNG even more.… ...

The project is due for completion soon and LEUNG has no option but to ask MR. YUE to give him some more time so that he can replace all the problematic speakers. To get the project running, LEUNG decides to have a deal with KEI, who, however, has set an exceptionally high price for the goods. Though reluctant, LEUNG has finally accepted the deal. LEUNG has wasted a great deal of money in buying the wrong speakers. To compensate for the loss, he is resolved to earn as much money as he can. LAM brings HIN to KONG but KONG, who is desperate to keep his affair with NING secret, refuses to take the child back. In fact, HIN’s biological father is not KONG but LEUNG. It all began when NING found herself pregnant just after her separation from LEUNG. She realized that she probably could not raise the baby on her own and that she had to seek financial support for herself.… ...

MING does not bother to visit LAM because he is unwilling to face the press. LAM comes to understand their relationship is nothing compared to his fame and reputation. After serious consideration, LAM decides to break up with MING. CHUN tries to look out for KA-YAN in every way, which makes CHI a little jealous. Apparently, CHI has fallen in love with KA-YAN. CHUN tries to impress KA-YAN by singing a lot of sweet ballads, which has thrilled her to pieces. CHI happens to overhear CHUN talking to his friend. He is angry yet astonished to discover that CHUN has been deceiving KA-YAN. LAM has fully recovered from the injury. NING decides to come back to pay LAM a visit and to attend the Fans’ Day. KEI has developed a deep hatred for LEUNG since he lost the contract with Ching Hong Ltd. To take revenge, KEI has ganged up with KAU to trick LEUNG into buying a batch of audio speakers which are of poor quality.… ...

CHUN does not blame KA-YAN for her carelessness. Instead, he is much impressed by their first encounter and is quite attracted to her. Though busy with her own work, LAM can still spare some time assisting with the daily operation and management of NING’s fan club. NING once again refuses to appear on the Fans’ Day but promises to have a chat with the fans through teleconferencing. LEUNG asks KAM out for a date in order to cheer her up, during which they happen to meet LAM, who is celebrating MING’s birthday at a restaurant. This alerts LEUNG to the fact that LAM has been carrying on an affair with MING. LEUNG is happy to see that the project is progressing well and commission is paid to KWAI, WAH and PING as a token of appreciation. CHUN, who has successfully sold a number of high-class apartments, treats his colleagues to dinner as a celebration. CHUN’s huge success has made CHI realize his status is under threat.… ...

While believing that he himself is the one who is going to win the contract, KEI suddenly receives back all the presents that he gave VINCENT some time earlier. MR. YUE, the Chief Manager of Ching Hong Ltd., has decided to conduct an investigation after receiving LEUNG’s complaint. YUE happens to meet LEUNG and is very much impressed by the way he handles difficult situations. Having read LEUNG’s tender, YUE decides to offer him the contract. YUE has indicated that he wants a specific brand of audio speakers, which is managed by KEI. LEUNG goes to discuss with KEI the price of the speakers. Out of the blue, KEI requests an impossibly high price, which irks LEUNG beyond measure. KAM refuses to explain to the Apliu Street occupants why she offers to help YAN. Being left with no choice, KAM decides to pretend to be going out with YAN. FA is going overseas to further her studies.… ...

Since there is a surplus of audio speakers, KEI plans to smuggle the goods into mainland China for sale. NING is going to hold a mini-concert for official fan club members. To show his support for NING, LEUNG has purchased a massive pile of tickets. NING’s fan club, which is under great financial pressure, cannot afford the high rent asked by the landlord and is going to close down. LEUNG cannot bear to see the fan club disappear. To get it out of the crisis, he offers to rent a flat nearby as its new office. MING has finished filming. The film distributor, MR. CHAN, is willing to bring the movie to American and European audiences on condition that MING agrees to re-shoot certain scenes to fit the Western market. MING has no objection to his suggestion. LEUNG asks for LAM’s help in decorating the new office of the fan club.… ...

KIU, who is accompanied by her boyfriend, has announced their marriage in front of her colleagues. KA-YAN comes to know she has misunderstood CHI. She declares her love for CHI but CHI points out that he only regards her as his little sister. LAM notices that LEUNG shows great concern for NING whom he seems to know well, which confuses her a lot. When asked about her relationship with LEUNG, NING finally reveals to LAM the truth. NING plans on meeting LEUNG so that she may convince him to forget the past and encourages him to go on with his life. Though NING has moved overseas for years and hasn’t seen KONG over these days, KONG is still willing to offer her financial support. YAN has told YING that he runs an audio-visual equipment shop in Hong Kong. Now that YING is coming to visit him, he has no choice but to continue lying in order to maintain his image. He asks for LEUNG’s consent to temporarily take charge of his shop.… ...

CHI’s subordinate WONG MEI-KIU takes a nap at CHI’s home. Suddenly the phone rings and KIU manages to get the call, which is from YAN’s girlfriend FUK YING-YING. This, however, makes YING suspect that YAN has cheated on her. LEUNG learns from LAM that the film production company has not taken any legal action against the shop owners. He is even more surprised to discover that KEI has gobbled up the money that should have been paid to the shop owners as compensation. LEUNG reveals to the storeowners what KEI has done and manages to remove him from the position of Chairman. KAM’s father KWOK TAI-HOI is a heavy gambler who once lost a huge amount of money at one go. To make it up to KAM, he has made a promise to give up gambling. However, he is not able to fulfil his promise completely – every now and then he would indulge in a little gambling without letting KAM know.… ...

LAI’s husband LEE MAN-KEUNG is an obscure film scriptwriter who has been waiting for his chance. By stratagem, KEI manages to become the sole agent for the audio speakers, which has come as quite a blow to LEUNG. KAM and YAN offer some words of comfort to LEUNG in the hope of cheering him up. KAM has fancied LEUNG for ages but is too shy to let him know. KA-YAN encourages KAM to take a step further to prove her love. An accident occurs during the filming, which has caused MADAM TAI SHING’s injury and resulted in a serious power blackout in Apliu Street. A couple called MOK KA-CHOI and CHEUNG PAK-CHI who run a Chinese cafe in Apliu Street, as well as a large number of stall owners nearby are all affected in a big way. To make his apologies, MING has taken an amount of money from the production budget to compensate them for the inconvenience caused.… ...

LEUNG is beaten in the election and feels very disappointed. KEI has obviously changed his friendly attitude towards LEUNG now that he has risen to become the new Chairman. LEUNG comes to know what kind of person KEI really is. KEI sets up a new shop next to LEUNG’s also to sell high-class audio equipment, thus becoming one of LEUNG’s competitors. KEI offers MR. CHAN, the authorized agent for audio speakers, a very attractive package in order to replace LEUNG as the sole agent for the products. To retain his status as the sole agent, LEUNG promises MR. CHAN that he will try his very best to maximize the sales of speakers within the time specified. MING and LAM arrive at Apliu Street to prepare for the filming. They find KEI’s shop an ideal site for shooting and are willing to offer KEI a certain amount of money as rent.… ...