| 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) | 
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 | 
| 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. 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  | 
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| Thomas Ong  王沺裁  | Qian Renjie  钱仁杰  | 
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| Tong Bing Yu  童冰玉  | Luo Shuping  罗舒萍  | 
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| Bonnie Loo  罗美仪  | Qian Ningning  钱宁宁  | 
 Main Villain but repentant 
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| Yao Wenlong  姚玟隆  | Wu Guolun  吴国伦  | 
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| Kym Ng  钟琴  | Qian Meiling  钱美玲  | 
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| Ya Hui  雅慧  | Wu Xixi  吴希希  | 
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| Aden Tan  陈昱志  | Wu Jiaming  吴佳明  | 
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Qian Renjie's Family
| Cast | Character | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ong  王沺裁  | Qian Renjie  钱仁杰  | 
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| Tong Bing Yu  童冰玉  | Luo Shuping  罗舒萍  | 
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| Bonnie Loo  罗美仪  | Qian Ningning  钱宁宁  | 
 Main Villain but repentant 
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Wu Guolun's Family
| Cast | Character | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Yao Wenlong  姚玟隆  | Wu Guolun  吴国伦  | 
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| Kym Ng  钟琴  | Qian Meiling  钱美玲  | 
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| Ya Hui  雅慧  | Wu Xixi  吴希希  | 
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| Aden Tan  陈昱志  | Wu Jiaming  吴佳明  | 
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Chen Xiulian's Family
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiang Yun  向云  | Chen Xiulian  陈秀莲  | 
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2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-15, 17, 20 | 
| Shane Pow  包勋评  | Bai Zhengyu  白正宇  | 
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5-7, 9-12, 15-17, 20 | 
Other characters
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Sora Ma  马艺瑄  | Hu Simin  胡思敏  | 
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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.
See also
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.