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A Million Dollar Dream 给我一百万 Genre Drama Family Fantasy Written by Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆 Directed by Martin Chan 陈金祥 Chen Yi You 陈忆幼 Starring Chen Hanwei Zoe Tay Opening theme 幸福感 by Chen Hanwei Ending theme 终于失恋 by Ng Ling Kai Country of origin Singapore Original language Chinese No. of episodes20 Executive producer Winnie Wong 王尤红 Running time approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) Network Mediacorp Channel 8 Release 9 April (2018-04-09 ) – 4 May 2018 (2018-05-04 )
A Million Dollar Dream (Chinese : 给我一百万 ) is a Chinese television drama that aired on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8 . The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Chen Hanwei and Zoe Tay .
Cast
Luo (Yu'ai)'s family
Cast
Character
Description
Episodes Appeared
Liu Lingling 刘玲玲
Luo Yu'ai 罗玉爱
Mei Chaofeng (梅超风), Fat Woman (胖女人), Mother (妈), Old Hag (死老太婆), Ugly Freak (丑八怪), No Substance/Lousy Guts (没水准)
Restaurant's employee
Zhang Zicheng's mother
Hu Jiaofen's mother-in-law
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandmother
Shares a room with Zhang Yijing (He Yingying)He Ying Ying
Suspected of dementia (as told by Zhang Zicheng)
Always wanted supper at night
Likes to complain about the house being dirty and the food not suiting her taste
Shows her displeasure to those who loaf around at home
4-20
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮
Zhang Zicheng 张自成
Teo Chee Seng, Mr Zhang (张先生), Cheng (成), Kind Soul (大好人), Ah Cheng (阿成), Smelly Cheng (臭阿成)
Restaurant's Manager
Hu Jiaofen's husband
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's father
Hu Tianhao's son-in-law
Hu Haishan & Hu Manfen's brother-in-law
Ma Tongren's best friend
Zhou Yuzhe's rival in love
Indirectly caused Elder Ba's death
Indirectly caused of Hu Manfen, Hu Tianhao's death and Hu Jiaofen's jail sentence (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
Suffered from a heart attack
Wakes up in hospital to realise it was just a dream and makes things right again and opens a restaurant
1-20
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉
Hu Jiaofen 胡娇芬
Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬), Ms Hu (胡小姐)
Restaurant's lady-manager
Hu Tianhao's elder daughter
Hu Haishan's younger sister
Hu Manfen's older sister
Zhang Zicheng's wife
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's mother
Luo Yu'ai's daughter-in-law
Zhou Yuzhe's love interest
Arrested by police in Episode 15 for blackmailing of $500K, released in Episode 18 (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-15, 18-20
Edwin Goh 吴劲威
Zhang Yizheng 张一正
Younger Version portrayed by Brient Ong
Zheng (正)
Restaurant's employee
Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's son
Zhang Yijing's brother
Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's grandson
Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's nephew
Huang Qiqi's ex-boyfriend
1-5, 7, 9-20
He Yingying 何盈莹
Zhang Yijing 张一静
Younger Version portrayed by Candice Tan Jing (静), Not Ugly (不丑)
Restaurant's employee
Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's daughter
Zhang Yizheng's sister
Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's granddaughter
Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's niece
Max's girlfriend
Was disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-6, 8, 10-20
Hu (Tianhao)'s family
Cast
Character
Description
Episodes appeared
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城
Hu Tianhao 胡添豪
Old Crazy Git / Old Gila (老疯子)
Ex-secondary school Chinese teacher
Hu Haishan, Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's father
Zhang Zicheng's father-in-law
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandfather
Suffered from dementia
Suffered from terminal lucidity (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
Suicided in Episode 18 after having been chased out of the house by Zhang Zicheng and Luo Yu'ai (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-2, 7-11, 15-18 20
Allan Moo 巫奇
Hu Haishan 胡海山
Odd-job worker
Hu Tianhao's son
Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's older brother
Zhang Zicheng's brother-in-law
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's uncle
5, 9-14, 16-18, 20 7 (voice)
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉
Hu Jiaofen 胡娇芬
Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬)
Bukoh Mary 巫许玛丽
Hu Manfen 胡曼芬
Nail Salon's manager
Hu Tianhao's younger daughter
Hu Haishan and Hu Jiaofen's youngest sister
Zhang Zicheng's sister-in-law
Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's aunt
Committed suicide in Episode 11 due to suffering from depression (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
5-6, 11-12, 20
Other cast members
Cast
Character
Description
Episodes appeared
Zhu Houren 朱厚仁
Elder Ba 八哥
Younger Ba's older brother
Died after being accidentally knocked down by a car by Zhang Zicheng while picking up a 10-cent coin.
(Deceased-Episode 8)
1-3, 7-8
Younger Ba 八弟
Elder Ba's younger brother
Suffered from Dementia
8-10, 12-14, 19-20
Joel Choo 朱哲伟
Max
Restaurant's employee
Zhang Yijing's boyfriend
1, 4-6, 10, 16, 18, 20
Michelle Wong 黄怡灵
Huang Qiqi 黄琪琪
Gigi, Babe (宝贝)
Zhang Yizheng's ex-girlfriend
rich man's daughter
Suffered from leukaemia
1, 3-5, 13-14, 16-17, 18
Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆
Ma Tongren 马同仁
Toilet Man (马桶人)
Ex-convict
Restaurant's chef head
Zhang Zicheng's best friend
Cheated $300K to start up a business with a loan from Zhang Zicheng and fleeing with Gao Juanjuan to Bali , betraying Zhang Zicheng (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
3-17,19-20
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭
Zhou Yuzhe 周与浙
Mr Zhou (周先生)
Zhang Zicheng's rival in love (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
In love with Hu Jiaofen (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
Donates $1 million to provide free breakfast for the restaurant
8-9, 12-15, 19-20
Wang Yuqing 王昱清
Wang Qiansui 王千岁
Villain but repented
9174, Mr Wang (王先生)
Zhang Zicheng and Hu Jiaofen's neighbour
Humiliated Zhang Zicheng while washing his car and parked in between his car, was punched by Zhang Yizheng
Demanded $10 thousand for his injuries from Zhang Zicheng and Zhang Yizheng
Demanded another $10 thousand after being harassed by Ma Tongren not to harass Zhang Zicheng, demanding Zhang Zicheng a total of $20 thousand
Fought with an old man over an elevator
1, 3-4, 7, 10, 12, 18-20
Adele Wong 王筱惠
Fang Ziling 方姿灵
Villain
Evon Fang
Zhang Zicheng's ex-superior
Picking hard times and keeping on humiliating Zhang Zicheng with Chen Jiande causing Zhang Zicheng to get highest votes to leave the company
1-5
Kathy Fung 冯秀華
Gao Juanjuan 高娟娟
Main Villain
Insurance Office (保险公司)
(Does Not Exist in Zicheng's Reality)
indirectly caused Hu Jiaofen to think that Zhang Zicheng had an affair with her, breaking apart the family (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
In love with Zhang Zicheng
Hu Jiaofen's rival in love
Demanded $50 thousand from Zhang Zicheng and humiliated Hu Jiaofen and flew away with Ma Tongren to Bali (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
13-16, 18-19
Haden Hee 许立楷
Hong Mingyang 洪名杨
Supporting Villain
Mr Hong (洪老板)
Modelling Agency's client
Zhang Yijing's ex-boyfriend
Toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings and lied in stating that he had legally divorced his ex-wife. Broke up with Zhang Yijing after seeing scars on her face (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
Was shown that he had toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings after Zhang Zicheng helped Zhang Yijing in looking disfigured
4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 16-17, 20
Cameo appearances
Cast
Character
Description
Episodes Appeared
Marcus Mok 莫健发
You Zhi 佑治
Zhang Zicheng's ex-overall supervisor
1-2
Kenneth Chung 钟坤华
Jeft
Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
1-2
Terence Tay 郑仲伟
Chen Jiande 陈建德
Villain
Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
1-2
Cansen Goh 吴开深
Peter 皮特
Main Villain
Modelling Agency's ex-manager
Zhang Yijing's model instructor
Arrested after harassing Zhang Zicheng for $200 thousand and slashed Zhang Yijing, causing her to be disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1, 3-8, 16
Chase Tan 陈锦宏
Shawn
Came from London
Huang Qiqi's friend
3-4
Sherraine Law 罗翊琦
Shirley 雪莉
Modelling Agency's model
Zhang Yijing's friend
4-5, 17
Nico Chua 蔡伟彬
Fion Zhou
Hired Hu Jiaofen as a part-time maid to help her tidy the house
Zhou Yuzhe's younger sister
7-8, 11, 15
Teo Serli 张思丽
Sun
Zhang Zicheng's communter
7-8
Benjamin Josiah Tan 陈俊铭
Xavier
10
Tan Tiow Im
陈天祥
Uncle Shui
水伯
An old man who stays at the nursing home
1-2, 7
Awards and nominations
A Million Dollar Dream is up for 6 nominations.
The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Serial
are Blessings 2 ,
Say Cheese , VIC &
You Can Be An Angel 3 .
It won 3 out of 6 nominations , which are Best Supporting Actor , Best Actress & Best Actor .
Original Sound Track (OST)
No.
Song Title
Singer(s)
1)
幸福感 (Main Song for the series)
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮
2)
终于失恋
Ling Kai 铃凯
See also
References