The Dream Makers (Singaporean season 2)
The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II | |
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Also known as | The Dream Makers 2 |
Genre | Drama Media Industry Romance Office Politics |
Written by | Rebecca Leow 洪汐 |
Directed by | Loh Woon Woon 罗温温 Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 苏妙芳 任海曜 Doreen Yap 叶佩娟 |
Starring | Li Nanxing 李南星 Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 Huang Biren 黄碧仁 Jeanette Aw 欧萱 Rui En 瑞恩 Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 Julie Tan 陈欣淇 Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 Chen Meifeng 陳美鳳 Damian Lau 刘松仁 |
Opening theme | Finally (终于) by Kit Chan |
Ending theme | 當世界只剩下我一個人 (All Alone) by Serene Koong 幸福不難 (Happiness Not Hard) by Serene Koong Learn to Love (学者愛) by Eric Chou Hate - Love (狠狠愛) by Wu Jiahui (No commentaries for News Tonight) |
Country of origin | ![]() |
Original language | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 |
Production locations | ![]() ![]() |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
Original release | |
Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Release | 4 December 2015 18 January 2016 | –
Related | |
The Dream Makers (2013) The Lead (2017) After The Stars (2019) |
The Dream Makers II (Chinese: 志在四方II, often abbreviated as ZZSF2) is a 32-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show served as the year-end blockbuster for Channel 8 in 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Li Nanxing, Zoe Tay, Huang Biren, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Qi Yuwu, Romeo Tan, Julie Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan, Chen Meifeng & Damian Lau as the casts for the second series.
The series finale end credits include a special tribute to MediaCorp actor, Huang Wenyong, who died in 2013, and all those who contributed assiduously to the country's TV industry.
Plot
The show starts three years after Zhou Weiyun (Zoe Tay) was transferred from the Variety department to the Drama department as Vice President. Since the death of Yu Fan (Chen Hanwei), Weiyun's outlook on life had changed. She becomes more cheerful and personable in her dealings with others. She lives with her mother, who has dementia and focuses on her career to produce sentimental television programs. The rising popularity of internet content has caused the ratings for traditional television shows to fall, adversely affecting advertising revenue.
Her bosses decide to hire Guan Xie En (Huang Biren) as a second Vice President to create healthy competition within the department. She is a business management genius and takes over half of Weiyun's production resources, splitting the department into two teams. Although initially in charge of the 7pm primetime slot, Xie En reels enough sponsors to take over Weiyun's primetime slot of 9pm. Some of Weiyun's subordinates attempt to betray her to join Xie En's team but fail.
Meanwhile, Lin Tao (Li Nanxing) takes over the helms of the variety department. His creative and innovative input lead to soaring ratings for variety shows. His eager for success is motivated by a personal vendetta against his good friend Richard, who owns a competing drama production house. Richard previously absconded with his money and even stole his girlfriend.
For years, Lin Tao has been watching over Eddy (Edwin Goh), a former teenage thief who became his godson. Lin Tao soon finds out that Eddy is the son of Xie En, who divorced his father and gave up custody of him and his younger brother Eden (Damien Teo). Eden is led to believe his mother is dead. After their father dies, the brothers go to live with Xie En, who tries to mend her relationship with her estranged sons.
Joey (Ian Fang), Weiyun's cocky nephew joins the entertainment industry. Weiyun reprimands him frequently, straining their relationship. Joey's parents die in a freak accident while on a Greek holiday sponsored by Weiyun. Overwhelmed by the sudden loss of his family, Joey's antics turn for the extreme. Feeling guilty for causing his parents' death, Weiyun tries to make it up to Joey. The struggles that both Weiyun and Xie En face help develop a mutual understanding between them.
Fang Tonglin (Rui En) is excellent in both hosting and acting, pressuring the reigning queen of the station, Zhao Fei Er (Jeanette Aw). Meanwhile, Tonglin and Jason Lam's (Qi Yu Wu) relationship stabilize with marriage on the cards. Jason has been promoted to executive producer, but his artistic vision leads to clashes with the company's more commercial approach to production. Fei Er still has not gotten over him, secretly envying Tonglin. She is paired as an onscreen couple with Zhong Yiming (Romeo Tan), a new actor who found success in major Chinese-speaking markets, but loathes his narcissistic personality. Eventually, their tension blossoms into romance.
A filming accident with Jason and Joey injures a passerby on set. Joey pushes the blame to Jason, who eventually quits. He starts a career as a hawker, leading to various arguments with Tonglin, whose popularity has risen.
A new television station is also awarded a broadcasting license, introducing added competition to the industry, and Lin Tao is poached to run the company's productions. Lin Tao recruits VBS's best talents to follow him, but is horrified to find out Richard will be his superior in the new company. The fighting and rivalry leaves Weiyun bitter and disillusioned, and she considers leaving the entertainment industry.
Cast
Main cast
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 |
Zhou Weiyun 周薇芸 |
Younger version portrayed by 蔡柔颖 Vice-President of VBS Drama Department Ex Vice-President of VBS Variety Department Joey's paternal aunt Lin Tao and Guan Xie En's colleague and rival in work Lin Tao's childhood playmate Eden's godmother Caused the deaths of Zhou Jialong and Xu Guixiang when she suggested they go to Greece
Got into a car crash with Lin Tao when she stops him from killing Richard Ma in episode 31 |
1, 11 (younger) 1–5, 7–9, 11, 14–20, 22–23, 25, 27-32 |
Li Nanxing 李南星 |
Lin Tao 林韬 |
LT, Big Head (大头) ,Teenage version portrayed by Ian Teng (丁立翊) Vice-President of VBS Variety Department Eddy and Eden's godfather Zhou Weiyun and Guan Xie En's colleague and rival in work Fang Tonglin's superior and rival in work Zhou Weiyun's childhood playmate
Arranged a scene on set of Minute to Ace It by having Steve Lim strip his clothes in front of Fei'er and Chen Guang quarrel with Steve in episode 2 |
6, 11 (teenage) 1–3, 5, 7-12, 14–16, 18–20, 22, 24, 27, 30-32 |
Huang Biren 黄碧仁 |
Guan Xie En 官谢恩 |
Ms Guan, Her Majesty (谢主隆恩), Guillotine (血滴子), Steel Lady (铁娘子) Vice-President of VBS Drama Department Eddy and Eden's mother Xu Yuanchi's ex-wife Zhou Weiyun and Lin Tao's colleague and rival in work Chen Guang's colleague and sworn enemy Caused the death of Chen Zhiming
Helped Jason Lam clear his name after she gave the video of Tonglin being hit by eggs she filmed in episode 23 |
2–5, 7–8, 10–11, 14–18, 20–23, 25-32 |
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Zhao Fei Er 赵非儿 |
Younger version portrayed by Chloe Ng (黄颖恩) VBS Artiste Actress Zhong Yiming's girlfriend Zhao De's older daughter Dong Zihuai's older sister and sworn enemy Jason Lam's ex-girlfriend Fang Tonglin's best friend, later rival in love Fang Yuanren's sworn enemy from episode 28 Chen Guang's colleague and rival in work In love with Zhong Yiming Fan Club: Flyers Club
Spent a night with Yiming after kissing Jason and later Yiming in episode 6 |
1 (younger) 1–4, 6-10, 12–13, 15–19, 21, 23–25, 27–29, 31-32 |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Fang Tonglin 方彤琳 |
Scatterbrain (大头虾), Little Bug (小虫) ,Younger version portrayed by 周倩依 VBS Artiste Actress and Television Host Fang Yuanren's younger sister Jason Lam's wife Zhao Fei Er's best friend, later rival in love Zhou Weiyun's subordinate and best friend Lin Tao's subordinate and rival in work Chen Guang's colleague and rival in work In love with Jason Lam and married him in episode 19 Fan Club: Lingers Club Won Best Actress in the 26th Star Awards: Through the Back Door (旁门左道)
Was forced to propose to Jason by Lin Tao in the live show in episode 3 |
1 (younger) 1-10, 12–13, 15, 17–24, 26, 28-32 |
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 |
Thrifty Man (节省男) ,Younger version portrayed by 梁其诚 VBS Drama Department Executive Producer Fang Tonglin's husband Zhao Fei Er's ex-boyfriend In love with Fang Tonglin and married her in episode 19
Accepted Tonglin's proposal in the live show in episode 3 |
1 (younger) 1–7, 9-15, 17–24, 26, 28-32 |
Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣 |
VBS Artiste Actor Zhao Fei Er'sboyfriend Zhong Qianyi's son In love with Zhao Fei Er
Forces Jack to worship his feet |
1–2, 4–9, 12–13, 16–17, 19, 21, 23–25, 29-32 |
Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Dong Zihuai 董子怀 |
Main Villain but Repented Twins, The Black Rose (黑玫瑰) VBS Drama Department Screenwriter Taiwan's blogger award winner Zhao De's younger daughter Zhao Fei Er's younger sister and sworn enemy Chen Guang's love interest Flyers Club's member Plots to let Zhao Fei'er lose everything and take revenge on Zhao De
Barged into a Lingers Party upon discovering Fei'er was Jason's ex-girlfriend and caused a rivalry between Lingers Club and Flyers Club in episode 6 |
4, 6–8, 10, 12–19, 21-32 |
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 |
Chen Guang 陈光 |
Supporting Villain but repented after forgiving Guan Xie En Original name Chen Zhiqiang (陈志强) VBS Artiste Television Host Chen Zhiming's younger brother Guan Xie En's friend Zhao Fei Er and Fang Tonglin's colleague and rival in work In love with Dong Zihuai Plots to take revenge on Guan Xie'en
Had followed Xie'en and arranged the road bully incident, vowed revenge for his brother in episode 8 |
1–3, 5, 8, 12–23, 25-32 |
Ian Fang 方伟杰 |
Joey Zhou Yaozu (Zhou Yuanhui) 周耀祖 (周鼋隳) |
VBS Artiste Actor and television host Zhou Jialong and Xu Guixiang's son Zhou Weiyun's nephew
Changed his name, had a fight with Eddy over a taxi in episode 20 |
5, 9, 15–18, 20, 22–23, 25, 27–28, 30, 32 |
VBS Television Station
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Executives | |||
Damian Lau 刘松仁 |
Zheng Shouyi 郑守义 |
VBS Chairman from episode 27 See Other Cast |
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Li Wenhai 李文海 |
MD Chong | VBS Managing Director Previously migrated, but went back as VBS' Managing Director as he is unable to adapt to the new environment Promoted to Chief Executive Officer from episode 27 |
1–2, 11, 20, 22, 27, 32 |
Drama Department | |||
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 |
Zhou Weiyun 周薇芸 |
Vice-President of VBS Drama Department Producer - Tragic Times (悲情年代), Entrapment (迷失陷阱), The Huang Siblings (黄家姐弟) Redeployed to Variety Department in episode 29; redeployed back to Drama Department in episode 32 See Main Cast |
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Huang Biren 黄碧仁 |
Guan Xie En 官谢恩 |
Vice-President of VBS Drama Department Producer - I Must Love You (今天要爱你), Goodbye Sweetie (再见甜心) Was invited to OBS by Lin Tao, but turned down the offer in episode 30 See Main Cast |
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Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 |
VBS Drama Department Executive Producer Director (film) - Walk On (走走走) Director (television) - Tragic Times (悲情年代), The Huang Siblings (黄家姐弟) Left VBS in episode 23 following an incident involving Joey and went to set up a Penang laksa stall Returned to VBS in episode 31 See Main Cast |
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Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Dong Zihuai 董子怀 |
VBS Drama Department Screenwriter Joined VBS in episode 7 Creator/writer - I Must Love You (今天要爱你), Goodbye Sweetie (再见甜心) Suspended in episode 30 Returned to VBS in episode 32 See Main Cast |
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Yeo Thiam Hock 杨添福 |
Ah Xiang 阿祥 |
VBS Drama Department stuntsman Director - Tragic Times (悲情年代) |
1, 4–5, 8, 10–11, 25, 28 |
Vincent Tee 池素宝 |
Ah Quan 阿全 |
VBS Drama Department Crew (Post-production) Sacked due to lost tape, as his wife is ill (Sacked - episode 3) |
1-3 |
Wang Yuqing 王昱清 |
Qin Wenxu 秦文旭 |
Beast (禽兽) VBS Drama Department Executive Producer Executive producer - Tragic Times (悲情年代), Entrapment (迷失陷阱) Was chosen to move to Xie'en's team instead of Jason Lam in episode 22, on request that he stop playing office politics |
1–4, 7-11, 17–19, 21–22, 25, 29-30 |
杨迪嘉 |
Zhang Xiaoxiao 张小小 |
VBS Drama Department Screenwriter Writer - Under the Sky (我们的天空), Entrapment (迷失陷阱) Chose to be in Weiyun's team in episode 3 Requested her transfer to Variety Department in episode 29, as she does not wish to work for Xie'en |
2–4, 7–8, 17, 29 |
杨佳盈 |
Veg 小菜 |
VBS Drama Department Crew (Post-production) | 1–4, 6-10, 17–19, 22, 25, 27-30 |
李慧玲 |
Ah Ya 阿雅 |
VBS Drama Department Crew | 2–4, 21 |
梁家豪 |
Rufeng 如风 |
VBS Drama Department Screenwriter Dong Zihuai's rival in work Writer - 3C Lover (3C情人), I Must Love You (今天要爱你) Copied Xiaoxiao's script and was reprimanded by Xie'en in episode 7 Had edited the script Zihuai was working on before she submitted in episode 12, and teared the script in front of her Was sacked by Xie'en in episode 14 over plagiarism, all thanks to Zihuai (Sacked - episode 14) |
2, 4, 7–8, 10, 12-14 |
Dylan Quek 郭景豪 |
Jinhao 金豪 |
VBS Drama Department Director Director - I Must Love You (今天要爱你), Goodbye Sweetie (再见甜心) |
2–4, 8-10, 18, 21, 23–25, 27, 29-30 |
陈斯倫 |
Peter | VBS Drama Department Crew | 2, 13–14, 22 |
Diya Tan 陈迪雅 |
Got Problem 有问题 |
VBS Drama Department Crew No Problem's elder sister |
1-11, 17–19, 23, 25, 27-30 |
林茜茜 |
No Problem 没问题 |
VBS Drama Department Crew Got Problem's younger sister |
2–5, 7-10, 12, 14, 21, 25, 27, 29-30 |
Hoong Kuo Juey 洪国锐 |
Uncle De 德叔 |
VBS Props Manager Had made mistakes before in previous shows, and accidentally caused Eden to be injured in episode 11 when the stuntsman mistook the real pocketknife for the fake one Forced to retire earlier by the management due to the accident in episode 14 Retired early in episode 17 Tried to attack Xie'en due to his sacking but was let off after Jason and Tonglin intervened in episode 18 |
4–5, 7, 11, 14, 17-18 |
Variety Department | |||
Li Nanxing 李南星 |
Lin Tao 林韬 |
Vice-President of VBS Variety Department Producer - 26th Star Awards (第26届星光大奖), Minute to Ace It (一分钟要你好看), They Live Happily Ever After (永J彤心), East Meets West (中西合璧) Sacked from VBS by Zheng Shouyi at the town hall in episode 27 Returned to VBS in episode 32 See Main Cast |
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Ho Ai Ling 何爱玲 |
Little Apple 小苹果 |
VBS Variety Department Backstage Resigned in episode 30 Returned to VBS in episode 32 |
1–3, 9-10, 15, 18–20, 24, 26–28, 30-32 |
CKay Lim 林志强 |
Chameleon 变色龙 |
VBS Variety Department Crew Resigned in episode 30 Returned to VBS in episode 32 |
1–3, 9-10, 12, 15, 18–20, 24, 26–27, 30-32 |
Tony Kim Ju Gong 金举拱 |
Michael | VBS Variety Department Executive Producer Resigned in episode 30 Returned to VBS in episode 32 |
1–3, 9-10, 15, 18–20, 24, 27, 30-31 |
胡铭轩 |
Dominic | VBS Variety Department Crew Resigned in episode 30 Returned to VBS in episode 32 |
2–3, 9-10, 24, 27-32 |
Other backstage | |||
Chase Tan 陈锦宏 |
Yiming's stunt double 一鸣替身 |
Stunt Double of Yiming - Tragic Times (悲情年代) | 1-2 |
Xie Jiafa 谢家发 |
Voiceover 配音员 |
Voiceover for Zhong Yiming's role | 2 |
Keith Png | Fashion stylist 造型师 |
VBS Fashion Stylist | 2 |
黄淑韵 |
Sister Mei 梅姐 |
VBS Make-Up Unit | 4, 9 |
Artistes / Artiste Management | |||
Foong Wai See 冯慧诗 |
Patricia | VBS VP of Artiste Management Unit | 5, 7, 11, 20, 23–24, 29 |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Fang Tonglin 方彤琳 |
VBS Artiste Actress and Television Host Host - Minute to Ace It (一分钟要你好看), Lost and Found (寻人启示), Your Food Guide (带你找美食) Female Lead - I Must Love You (今天要爱你), The Huang Siblings (黄家姐弟) Returned to VBS after the assault incident as a DJ in episode 31 Returned to the big screen in episode 32 See Main Cast |
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Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Zhao Fei Er 赵非儿 |
VBS Artiste Actress Female Lead - Tragic Times (悲情年代), Entrapment (迷失陷阱), Goodbye Sweetie (再见甜心) Host - They Live Happily Ever After (永J彤心) (pre-recorded) Quit acting and left VBS in episode 25, but became even more depressed See Main Cast |
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Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣 |
VBS Artiste Actor Male Lead - Tragic Times (悲情年代), I Must Love You (今天要爱你), Goodbye Sweetie (再见甜心) See Main Cast |
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Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 |
Chen Guang 陈光 |
VBS Artiste Television Host Host/emcee - 26th Star Awards (第26届星光大奖), Minute to Ace It (一分钟要你好看), Entrapment publicity stint, Ask No One (一路不求人), They Live Happily Ever After (永J彤心) (live telecast) See Main Cast |
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Ian Fang 方伟杰 |
Joey Zhou Yaozu (Zhou Yuanhui) 周耀祖 (周鼋隳) |
VBS Artiste Actor and television host Male lead (film) - Centre Stage (舞林中人) Host - Ask No One (一路不求人) Male lead (television) - The Huang Siblings (黄家姐弟) One of the three dukes of VBS See Main Cast |
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Charlyn Lin 林翠芳 |
Female host 女主持人 |
VBS Artiste Host - 26th Star Awards (第26届星光大奖) |
1 |
Louis Wu 伍洛毅 |
Zhang Tianxiang 张天翔 |
VBS Artiste Actor Nominated for three awards in Star Awards 2015 Male Lead - Tragic Times (悲情年代), Entrapment (迷失陷阱) |
1, 3, 11 |
Assistants | |||
Joey Feng 冯瑾瑜 |
Cat | Zhao Fei'er's assistant Was suspected of betraying Fei'er and was fired in episode 21 Was called back to serve Fei'er in episode 27 |
1–4, 6–9, 13, 18–19, 21, 27-28 |
黄爱宝 |
Shanshan 珊珊 |
Fang Tonglin's assistant | 1, 6–9, 13, 17–20, 26, 28, 30 |
Andrew Lua 赖泰均 |
Xiao-guo 小郭 |
Zhong Yiming's assistant Mei Ya Group employee |
4–7, 9, 13, 16, 26, 32 |
Maxi Lim 林俊良 |
Jack | Zhong Yiming's assistant Mei Ya Group employee |
4–8, 12–13, 16, 23–24, 26, 30-32 |
Fang Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Dennis Chew 周崇庆 |
Fang Yuanren 方元仁 |
Entertainment reporter of Lion City Daily Variety show host Fang Tonglin's elder brother Host - Lost and Found (寻人启示)
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1-10, 13, 15–20, 24, 26, 28–30, 32 |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Fang Tonglin 方彤琳 |
Fang Yuanren's younger sister See Main Cast |
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Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 |
Fang Yuanren's tenant See Main Cast |
Zhou Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Choy Peng Hoy 蔡平开 |
Yalian 亚莲 |
Aunt Lian (莲姨) Zhou Weiyun and Zhou Jialong's mother Xu Guixiang's mother-in-law Joey's grandmother Suffers from dementia Adult version portrayed by 陈秋虹 |
6, 11 (adult) 2, 5, 11, 16–17, 20, 22–23, 27-28 |
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 |
Zhou Weiyun 周薇芸 |
Yalian's daughter Zhou Jialong's elder sister Xu Guixiang's sister-in-law Joey's paternal aunt See Main Cast |
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Andi Lim 林伟文 |
Zhou Jialong 周家龙 |
Yalian's son Zhou Weiyun's younger brother Xu Guixiang's husband Joey's father Went to Europe after episode 20 Died after the coach he is travelling on fell off a cliff in Greece (Deceased - episode 22) |
5, 16, 20 |
May Phua 潘淑钦 |
Xu Guixiang 许贵香 |
Yalian's daughter-in-law Zhou Jialong's wife Zhou Weiyun's sister-in-law Joey's mother Went to Europe after episode 20 Died after the coach she is travelling on fell off a cliff in Greece (Deceased - episode 22) |
5, 11, 16–17, 20 |
Ian Fang 方伟杰 |
Joey Zhou Yaozu (Zhou Yuanhui) 周耀祖 (周鼋隳) |
Yalian's grandson Zhou Jialong and Xu Guixiang's son Zhou Weiyun's nephew See Main Cast |
Zhao Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Richard Low 刘谦益 |
Zhao De 赵德 |
Taxi driver Zhao Fei'er's father Dong Zihuai's biological father and sworn enemy Raped Fei'er's mother in the past when he found out she married a Taiwanese man Suffered a stroke in episode 30, worrying for Zhao Fei'er Reconciled with Zihuai in episode 32 |
4, 6, 10, 12–13, 18–19, 21, 24–25, 27-32 |
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Zhao Fei Er 赵非儿 |
Zhao De's older daughter See Main Cast |
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Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Dong Zihuai 董子怀 |
Zhao De's younger daughter See Main Cast |
Guan Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Huang Biren 黄碧仁 |
Guan Xie En 官谢恩 |
Eddy and Eden's mother Xu Yuanchi's ex-wife See Main Cast |
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Edwin Goh 吴劲威 |
Eddy Xu | Younger version portrayed by 蔡正龙 Lin Tao's Godson Stunt double Xu Yuanchi and Guan Xie'en's elder son Has a strong hatred towards his mum and tried to cause trouble for her Left house in episode 14 after he brought his girlfriend in his room Was persuaded by Lin Tao and Chen Guang to go back home in episode 15 Had a fight with Joey over a taxi in episode 20 Returned to the wushu team in episode 24 Was set up by Chen Guang in episode 26, but was saved by Xie'en. Reconciled with Xie'en in the end Was tied up in Lin Tao's house when Lin Tao is about to seek revenge in episode 31 |
2 & 3, 5, 7-12, 14–16, 18, 20, 23–27, 29-32 |
Damien Teo 张值豪 |
Eden Xu Wenkai 许文凯 |
Younger version portrayed by 林业腾 Weiyun's Godson Lin Tao's Godson Xu Yuanchi and Guan Xie'en's younger son Child actor - Entrapment (迷失陷阱) Became rebellious after Eddy left house Secretly took photos, making it appear that Xie'en is kissing Chen Guang in episode 14 Did not know that Xie'en is his mother until he overheard Xie'en and Weiyun quarreling in episode 15 Acknowledged Xie'en as his mother following his illness and Uncle De's incident in episode 18 |
5, 7, 9-11, 13–18, 20, 23, 26–27, 29–30, 32 |
Zhong Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Chen Meifeng 陈美凤 |
Zhong Qianyi 钟倩怡 |
Empress Wu (武则天) Chairman of Mei Ya Group
Met Zhao Fei'er for the first time in episode 13 |
5 & 6, 13, 16–17, 21, 23–25, 32 |
Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
Zhong Yiming 钟一鸣 |
Zhong Qianyi's son See Main Cast |
Lam Family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Tommy Wong 王昌黎 |
Jason's father Jason父 |
Jason Lam's father Arrived in Singapore in episode 17 for the wedding Returned to Melbourne in episode 20 after the wedding |
12, 17-20 |
Anna Lim 林茹萍 |
Jason's mother Jason母 |
Jason Lam's mother Arrived in Singapore in episode 17 for the wedding Returned to Melbourne in episode 20 after the wedding |
12, 17-20 |
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
Jason Lam 蓝钦辉 |
See Main Cast | |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Fang Tonglin 方彤琳 |
See Main Cast |
Other cast
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Damian Lau 刘松仁 |
Zheng Shouyi 郑守义 |
Every 18th day of the month, Zheng Shouyi will stand at bottom of a housing block and stare at the roof top of a HDB block for a couple of hours. He has a crippled leg, wears a pair of damaged spectacles and is dressed in old clothes. Weiyun notices Shouyi's behavior for the past ten years whenever she passes by the blocks to buy chicken rice. She is curious as to why a crippled man would stand for hours staring at the blocks at a specific time each month. Little did she know that this man actually has another identity... Survived his suicide attempt by Weiyun's father (indirectly) and Lin Tao (directly) 16 years ago Caused the death of his wife and the tearing apart of his family Became the chairman of VBS in episode 27 and eliminated Lin Tao Reunited with his family in episode 32 after getting punched by Shoude |
2, 4–5, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 27, 29–30, 32 |
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 |
Richard Ma | Villain Lin Tao's ex-partner and sworn enemy Chairman of RM Productions Betrayed Lin Tao 10 years ago and even snatched Meiling away from him, but dumped her for another woman Boss of Lawrence Boss of OBS in episode 30 Tricked Lin Tao time and again in episodes 30 and 31 Was almost killed by Lin Tao in a car accident in episode 31 |
2, 5, 9 & 10, 12, 14–16, 22, 27, 30-31 |
Cameos
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
---|---|---|---|
Silver Ang 洪子惠 |
Li Peijun 李佩君 |
Actress Appears in Star Awards 2015 |
1 |
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
Seo Jeong-hu 徐正厚 |
A look-alike of Yu Fan who hails from Jeju Island, South Korea Appears in Star Awards 2015 |
1 |
Yusuke Fukuchi 福地祐介 |
Prince Kimura 木村天王 |
Japanese artiste Star Awards 2015 Best Actress award presenter |
1 |
Jaspers Lai 赖宇涵 |
Steve Lim | Contestant of Minute to Ace It who stripped his clothes in front of Fei'er and the live audience and had a tiff with Chen Guang, all arranged by Lin Tao Helped Lin Tao look for Meiling in episode 14, but left halfway as he is tired |
2–3, 14 |
符永春 |
Zhou Chenggong 周成功 |
Yalian's husband Zhou Weiyun's father Previous VBS director Indirectly saved Zheng Shouyi's life when he sees the television of a flat airing a scene of his drama (Deceased) |
2, 11 |
Collin Chee 钱翰群 |
Xu Yuanchi 许源池 |
Guan Xie'en's ex-husband Eddy and Eden's father Died by the time Xie'en arrives in his ward (Deceased - episode 2) |
2–3, 7–9, 18 |
Tin Wai Wai 陈慧慧 |
Xu Meiqing 许美青 |
Guan Xie'en's ex-sister-in-law Xu Yuanchi's sister Eddy and Eden's aunt |
3, 7-10, 15-16 |
Tracy Lee 李美玲 |
Diana | Claimed to have slept with Yiming and had his baby Expressed, in episode 16, her wish to let her baby, Le-le, receive some fatherly love, as he has congenital biliary atresia (Went back to Sarawak - episode 25) |
4–5, 16, 21, 23 |
Ivy Tan 陈艾薇 |
Reporter 记者 |
Reporter for the bridal magazine | 6 |
蔡贝儿 |
Tonglin's fan 彤琳粉丝 |
Lingers Club member News of Jason with Fei'er are uploaded on the Web, leading to a rivalry between Lingers Club and Flyers Club in episode 6 |
6 |
何苓 |
Fei'er's fan 非儿粉丝 |
Flyers Club member Barged into a Lingers Party with Zihuai upon discovering Fei'er was Jason's boyfriend in episode 6, leading to a rivalry between Lingers Club and Flyers Club |
6 |
Seth Ang 翁兴昂 |
Lawrence | Director of a new movie who was sacked from VBS previously Works at RM Productions Director - Centre Stage (舞林中人), Ask No One (一路不求人) |
9, 15, 18, 22, 27, 31 |
Eelyn Kok 郭惠雯 |
Meiling 美玲 |
Lin Tao's girlfriend, but got snatched by Richard Ma when he betrayed him Previously a hostess, but now works at the VBS cafeteria in episode 22 after Lin Tao helped her |
9, 12, 14, 22 |
黄国雄 |
Chen Zhiming 陈志明 |
Chen Guang's elder brother Died after being set up by Guan Xie'en (Deceased - 10 years ago) |
9, 18 |
Yan Bingliang 严丙量 |
Chen Dongqiang 陈东强 |
Restaurant chef who is approached for a new variety cooking show Zheng Shouyi's benefactor Diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer (Deceased - episode 27) |
16, 20, 22, 27 |
Henry Heng 王利秦 |
Boss Zheng 郑老板 |
Tried to sexually assault Zhao Fei'er when she was auditioning for a new film in The Dream Makers | 18 |
Yao Wenlong 姚玟隆 |
Zheng Shoude 郑守德 |
Zheng Shouyi's younger brother Zheng Lixian's uncle, took him to his home after the gambling incident Reunited with Zheng Shouyi in episode 32 after punching him |
22, 32 |
陈蒙 |
Shouyi's mother 守义母 |
Zheng Shouyi and Zheng Shoude's mother Persuaded Shouyi to give up his gambling acts Reunited with Zheng Shouyi in episode 32 |
22, 32 |
Lina Ng 黄嫊方 |
Shouyi's wife 守义妻 |
Zheng Shouyi's wife Tried to stop Shouyi from taking the money to gamble, but in the end died due to asthma (Deceased - 15 years ago) |
22 |
Ivan Lo 卢楷浚 (younger)
李家庆 (adult) |
Zheng Lixian 郑力贤 |
Zheng Shouyi's son Was taken away by Zheng Shoude to his home after the gambling incident Reunited with Zheng Shouyi in episode 32 |
22 (younger)
32 (adult) |
夏川 |
Old Song 老宋 |
Chairman of a new television station, OBS Approached Lin Tao in episode 22 |
22, 30 |
Bunz Bao 包尚泽 |
Benson | One of Joey's friends who introduced him to drugs | 25 |
Roy Li 黎沸辉 |
Rag-and-bone man 旧货佬 |
A rag-and-bone man who discovered Fei'er and took her away Attempted to steal possessions at Fei'er's house, but was witnessed by Zihuai. Tried to stop Zihuai from taking Fei'er away in episode 32 due to the reward, but Zihuai was inadvertently stabbed by Fei'er |
31-32 |
Kelly Lim LT 林俐廷 |
Rag-and-bone man's wife 旧货佬 |
The rag-and-bone man's wife who also took Fei'er away | 31 |
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 |
Yu Fan 余帆 |
Previous VBS Artiste Host of Truth in the City (都市真心话) Zhou Weiyun's boyfriend Indirectly caused the death of his wife 12 years ago Succumbed to a heart attack and died in the studio (Deceased - The Dream Makers Episode 29) Winner for Star Awards 2015 for Honorary TV Award |
1 |
Huang Wenyong 黄文永 |
Himself (Archival footage) |
Previous VBS Artiste Actor Male Lead - The Awakening (雾锁南洋) Appears in Remembering Huang Wenyong on the huge screen of a shopping mall near the building where Lin Tao attempted suicide, hence indirectly saving his life (Deceased - 2 years ago) |
20, 32 |
Development and production
The first season concluded with overwhelming success: high viewership ratings on television and video streaming portals, huge turnout for its on-ground events, and won 9 out of 21 nominations in Star Awards 20. Towards the end of 2014, MediaCorp announced a sequel to the series.[1] As the series will coincide with MediaCorp's big move from Caldecott Hill to Mediapolis@one-north, MediaCorp shared plans to promote the show, including a mega-bulk publicity plan on major television, radio, and interactive media channels, and a charity gala premiere to increase sponsors' advertising profits.[2]
The cast of the series had imaging sessions for the show in May.[3][4] Jeanette Aw's wardrobe was expanded by the production team to match her role's elevated career status. Julie Tan revealed that she began her preparation work for her role by watching Japanese dramas and practicing her expressions while looking into a mirror, and also made a trip to Taipei for five days to observe the behaviour of 'taimei's there.[5][6][7][8][9]
Filming commenced on 10 June 2015, and held its lensing ceremony on 19 June. Taiwanese actress Chen Meifeng appeared in the lensing ceremony during her 5-to-6-day stint, dismissing rumours that she is in a relationship with Li Nanxing.[10][11][12] It was also revealed that the show will end on 15 January 2016 with 32 episodes. Additional promotional photography was held on 29 June, involving the main cast.[13][14] In addition, Zoe Tay and Aw went to China International Film & TV Programs Exhibition (CIFTPE) in Beijing to promote the show.[15] The bridal magazine sequence was shot on 24 July at the Peranakan Museum, with Aw, Romeo Tan, Rui En and Qi Yuwu.[16][17]
TVB actor Damian Lau went to Singapore in September for the show. One of his scenes involves a flashback with him attempting suicide from a 13-storey HDB flat. Because the haze had hit unhealthy ranges, Lau was under the weather and declined all media interviews, but felt much better at the time Toggle interviewed him. During the filming, Li, dressed in his 1990s style haircut in the scene, brought in herbal tea for him, while Tay offered local cakes and snacks.[18][19][20][21]
The production crew and cast (Tay, Li, Qi, Aw, Rui En and Romeo Tan), together with the Toggle reporting crew, head to Melbourne on 25 September for around 10 days of filming. Toggle made live reports throughout their stint. The cast also provided their experiences while filming for the show on Thursdays, beginning from 15 October.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Filming wrapped up in October 2015.
Soundtrack
Kit Chan, who previously performed theme songs for My Home Affairs and Devotion, recorded the show's theme song, "Finally" (《终于》).[32][33] Serene Koong, who performed the theme song for the first season, recorded one of the sub-theme songs for the series, "All Alone" (《当世界只剩下我一个人》). She revealed that her eyes became swollen from crying after binge-watching the first season twice, and eventually composed the lyrics of the song in half a day.[34][35] Other sub-theme songs include "Happiness is Not Difficult", the first season's theme song also sung by Koong, "Learn to Love" By Eric Chou and "Hate-Love", an acoustic version of "Finally" with different lyrics.
Song title | Song type | Performer | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Song Arranger(s) | Producer(s) | Provided by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
终于 (Finally) |
Theme Song | Kit Chan 陈洁仪 | Wu Jiahui 伍家辉 | Cheryl Lee 李欣怡 | Terence Teo | 柯贵民 | Banshee Empire |
当世界只剩下我一个人 (All Alone) |
Sub-theme Song 1 | Serene Koong 龚芝怡 | Serene Koong 龚芝怡 | Kenn C | Serene Koong | GoodGirlMusic | |
幸福不难 (Happiness Is Not difficult ) |
Sub-theme Song 2 | — | |||||
学者爱 (Learn to Love) |
Sub-theme Song 3 | Eric Chou 周兴哲 | Eric Chou | Eric Chou Wu I-Wei |
— | Sony Music | |
狠狠爱 (Hate-Love) |
Sub-theme Song 4 | Wu Jiahui 伍家辉 | Wu Jiahui | Wu Jiahui | — | Small Box Music |
Release
An autograph session for the series was on 7 November 2015, at Square 2, hosted by YES 933 FM DJ Kenneth Chung Kun Wah. Zoe Tay, Romeo Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan and Ian Fang were present at the event, and interacted with the audience. The first 150 audience to form the queue for the event will get to receive an autographed poster and a goodie bag each. A meet-and-greet session was held on 15 November at Junction 10, where Dennis Chew joined the above-mentioned cast. Similarly, the first 150 audience to form the queue for the event will get to receive a limited-edition tumbler and a goodie bag each.
A press conference was held on 18 November 2015. Zoe Tay, Huang Biren, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Qi Yuwu, Romeo Tan, Julie Tan, Zhang, Fang and Chew attended the conference.[36][37][38][39] During the conference, the cast shared their experience in making the show.
Previously planned as a charity gala premiere, Mediacorp announced a charity gala finale at its new premises at Mediapolis@one-north which was held on 16 January 2016.[2] Besides Zoe Tay, Huang Biren, Romeo Tan, Julie Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan and Ian Fang, supporting cast Joey Feng, Damien Teo and Maxi Lim also attended the finale. This event was hosted by DJs Chung Kun Wah and Lin Lingzhi. The event began at 7.00pm, but before that, a red carpet was held for the event at 5.30pm, where eight lucky winners from a Facebook contest got a hair and face makeover, and strutted down the red carpet along with the cast. The lucky winners also got a pair of tickets and pre-show cocktail party, for both the winner and an accompanying partner.
Apart from an entertaining showbiz talk, audience also got to take part in a charity auction, where items featured in the show, including Zhou Weiyun and Guan Xie En's identical dresses, lanyards, Fei Er's merchandise and Jason and Tonglin's wedding merchandise were put up on sale. Minimum bids began from $25 each of the lanyards and the glass shoe to $200 for each of the dresses. The highest bidder went to Chen Guang's lanyard and bear, where she was invited to the finale to collect these items on stage. The finale episode was then screened to round up the day's event.[40] Over $20,000 went to Mediacorp Cares beneficiaries, from tickets sales, auction sales and sponsor donations.[41][42]
Social media
Online popularity contests involving cast members were held on Facebook and Instagram, which began on 11 October. Each week, users can support the casts' posts according to the challenge by liking them. The cast with the highest total likes on their posts will win for that week.
Two "Battle of the Queens" and three "Battle of the Dukes" challenges have been organized on social media.
Results
- Battle of the Queens - Huang Biren (2) VS Zoe Tay (0)
- Battle of the Dukes - Ian Fang (3) VS Romeo Tan (0) VS Zhang Zhenhuan (0)
Online exclusives were also released on Toggle and MediaCorp Channel 8's YouTube channel. Titled "The Gossip Makers" (8卦四方), these videos attempt to poke fun of the Singaporean entertainment scene, and gets audiences ready for the return of The Dream Makers.
Home media
The Dream Makers 2 DVD has been released in Poh Kim Video stores.
Trivia
- This is Zoe Tay and Huang Biren's first drama collaboration in 27 years. It was reported that Huang was already considered by the production team for a part in this drama as early as two years ago.[3]
- This is also Huang Biren's first drama collaboration with Rui En, Romeo Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan, Edwin Goh and Damien Teo.
- This is Hong Kong TVB actor Damian Lau's second Singaporean drama series after Dare To Strike, and Taiwanese actress Chen Meifeng's first Singaporean drama.
- Zhang Zhenhuan's second villainous role after Against the Tide and Julie Tan's second villainous role after Unriddle 2.
- Huang Biren collaborates with Julie Tan for the third consecutive time in this series (the previous two being Three Wishes and Tiger Mum).
- At the end of each episode just before the ending credits, a quote from a renowned celebrity will be shown. Snippets of the next five episodes are shown during the ending credits of each episode. This is the 12th series where News Tonight commentaries are not announced. However, the audio for the snippets were muted as of episode 27.
- In episodes 13 and 15, Dennis Chew mentions "Auntie Lucy" as his fan, where Lucy is Auntie's lost cat to which he found. In episode 22, "Auntie Lucy" is the cleaner at Studio 6 (the coffeeshop setting with a green screen as seen in episode 2), by coincidence.
- This is Damien Teo's third drama after The Journey: Tumultuous Times and You Can Be an Angel Too.
- The series repeat its telecast on Channel 8 at 5:30pm succeeding House of Fortune.
Awards and nominations
The series was notable for marking four distinctions in the history for any Drama Serial in a Star Awards ceremony: the series broke the number of nominations in the 2016 at 26 (surpassing the series' first season's 21); the series broke the most wins in an award ceremony at 12 (surpassing both the first season and The Little Nyonya, both with nine); the series became the first show to sweep every winning category (with the exception for two, "Top Rated Drama Series" and "Favourite Male Character", the latter of which the show was not nominated for), and lastly, the second drama (after Holland V in 2003) to sweep every of the four major acting categories.
Accolades | Category | Nominees | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Star Awards 2016 Backstage Achievement Awards 红星大奖2016之幕后英雄颁奖礼 |
Best Director 最佳导演 |
Loh Woon Woon 罗温温 |
Won |
Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 |
Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 |
Rebecca Leow 洪汐 |
Nominated | |
Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片 |
Kee Chee Wee 纪志威 |
Nominated | |
Best Cameraman for Drama Programme 最佳戏剧摄影 |
Tommy Lee Heng Soon 李兴顺 |
Nominated | |
Best Editing For Drama Programme 最佳戏剧剪接 |
Simon Poon 潘耀东 |
Won | |
Joyce Teo 张必芳 |
Nominated | ||
Steven Lee 李明辉 |
Nominated | ||
Star Awards 2016 Show 2 红星大奖2016 下半场 |
Young Talent Award 青平果奖 |
Damien Teo 张值豪 |
Won |
Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 (《终于》) |
Kit Chan 陈浩仪 |
Won | |
Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 |
Edwin Goh 吴劲威 |
Nominated | |
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 |
Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 |
Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Won | |
Best Actor 最佳男主角 |
Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
Nominated | |
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 |
Won | ||
Best Actress 最佳女主角 |
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Won | |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Nominated | ||
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 |
Nominated | ||
Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 |
The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II |
Won | |
Star Awards 2016 Post-show Party 红星大奖2016庆功宴 |
Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色 |
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Won |
Rui En 瑞恩 |
Nominated | ||
Huang Biren 黄碧仁 |
Nominated | ||
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) 最喜爱荧幕情侣 |
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 & Rui En 瑞恩 |
Nominated | |
Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 & Jeanette Aw 欧萱 |
Won | ||
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 & Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Nominated | ||
London Choco Roll 最佳开心果奖 |
Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 |
Won | |
Bioskin Flawless Skin Award 完美肌肤奖 |
Julie Tan 陈欣淇 | Nominated | |
Fame Awards 2016 星光大奖2016 |
Best Actor in a Leading Role 最佳男主角 | Qi Yuwu 戚玉武 | Nominated |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role 最佳男配角 | Edwin Goh 吴劲威 | Nominated | |
Asian Television Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actor in a Leading Role 最佳男配角 | Zhang Zhen Huan 张振寰 | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Role 最佳女配角 | Julie Tan 陈欣淇 | Nominated | |
Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 | The Dream Makers II 志在四方 II |
Nominated |
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Preceded by The Journey: Tumultuous Times 2014-15 |
Star Awards for Best Drama Serial The Dream Makers (season 2) 2015-16 |
Succeeded by Hero 2016-17 |