From Act to Act

S1 · E1 · 2. Okt 1995

Episode 1 Folge 1

SHEK's girlfriend, CHU, is spoiled by her mother, T AI. Her elder sister, W AI is always bullied by them. WAI takes it easy. WAI is LASER's chaperon. SHEK is LASER's driver. One day, LASER is shooting a film which KIN is the producer. A stuntman is hurt. LASER asks SHEK to replace this stuntman. SHEK has practiced Chinese Kung-Fu since he was young. Thus, he could handle it. The HO's family like to show off very much. The whole family attend the charity show. HA and LIM are very eager to step in the show business. They ask BO to bring them in. CHU follows them. T AI is very dissatisfied when she sees that SUM has attracted a lot of attention. KIN is very superstitious, he asks a fortune-teller to calculate for him. KIN then finds out that SHEK will bring him good luck. He immediately signs a contract with SHEK.

S1 · E2 · 3. Okt 1995

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KIN knows that CHU is very eager to involve into the show business. He makes use of CHU to force SHEK signing a contract with him. Unexpectedly, KIN casts CHU aside after achieving what he wanted. CHU is very angry. In order to attract attention, CHU requests BO to give her rides with a luxurious car. Unfortunately, BO's car was stolen. DA immediately asks his triad friends to search for the car. LIM participates in a singing contest. He only scores the first-runner up due to his ordinary appearance. CHU joins the actors training class. HA also joins the actors training class secretly without informing SI. LIM and CHU participate in the TV quiz show. They win the first prize with some charming words. Somebody buys CHING's information from LIM and CHU. SHEK refuses. Unexpectedly, LASER misunderstands that SHEK and W AI have betrayed her. She sacks SHEK and W AI simultaneously.

S1 · E3 · 4. Okt 1995

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SHEK works in the paging company. However, he is forced to be the amateur player in KIN's movie. TAI recommends W AI to work in the funeral parlour so as to earn a higher salary. W AI agrees unwillingly. SHEK is eventually being sacked as he always took leave for his movie production business. Meanwhile, DA is hurt. SHEK got the chance to replace DA. CHU is very happy. HA got the chance to be a character in a commercial. He tries his best to convince SHEK and LIM to buy him an expensive jacket for the commercial. Unexpectedly, the commercial only concentrates on HA's back in nude. The jacket was also stolen by somebody. Y AN follows LASER to overseas and leaves Hong Kong for half month. The Bun Fun Art Centre is closed. CHU and HA are very angry. However, they do not give up and participate in the TV news artiste contest.

S1 · E4 · 5. Okt 1995

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HA is late as he let KAM to take the taxi first. Fortunately, TIN arrives. He speaks good words for HA. They eventually allow HA to enrol in the contest. CHU again uses BO to pick her up at the TV station with a luxurious car so as to attract attention. She also forces SHEK to buy her expensive fashion. Unexpectedly, YU and CHU wear the same dresses. CHU immediately changes some costume clothing so as to become more outstanding. T AI wants to issue a new CD with some old songs. MING informs SUM the case. SUM refuses resolutely. The audience praise SHEK who performs very good. DIDI is very dissatisfied with SHEK. CHU and YU again quarrel in the changing room. YU puts a soap on the floor so as to trap CHU. CHU falls down and attracts more attention instead.

S1 · E5 · 6. Okt 1995

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LIM and FA quarrel during the rehearsal. FA hurts her head carelessly. FA takes the chance to force LIM withdraw. LIM has no alternative. BO introduces LIM to be LANDY's second voice. BO lies that his friends want to order some direct-marketing product so as to sponsor LIM to attend some singing lesson. LIM is glad. HON knows that LANDY and MO are quarrelling with each other from LIM. He takes the chance to make report. LIM fires LANDY. LIM scolds HON. However, they soon reconcile. BO sighs. CHU wants to enlarge her breast. She by chance finds out that YU had been received some plastic surgery. She discloses YU's secret. YU admits to the reporters unwillingly. She is then forced to withdraw CHU and HA compete with each other fiercely in the contest. HA wins the champion luckily. She even makes Y AN agree with her. CHU is very dissatisfied.

S1 · E6 · 9. Okt 1995

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S1 · E7 · 10. Okt 1995

Episode 7 Folge 7

HA is shooting some scene with fire. She takes the chance to promote herself pretending to be fainted. HA is becoming more famous. In order not to affect her, she hides her love affair from the public. CHU backs to Hong Kong from Japan. Her figure is very outstanding after the trip. SHEK and YU are selected to be the best actor and actress respectively. CHU attends the award presenting ceremony with a sexy look together with SHEK. KIN looks at CHU differently. CHU takes the chance to make KIN invite her to shoot in his movie. YU and CHU are assigned to act in a scene. KIN deliberately arranges YU to beat CHU. CHU is beaten by YU badly. The sales of the funeral parlour W AH goes out with WAI. W AI does not know how to refuse W AH. W AH wants to marry W AI. COO tests W AH for W AI's sake. W AH is not tempted by CHU at all. WAI is in a head-ache.

S1 · E8 · 11. Okt 1995

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T AI requests three hundred thousand dollars betrothal money. W AH agrees. W AI does not know how to handle the case. She decides to leave home. SHEK persuades W AI to tell W AH the truth. W AH accepts the fact sadly. T AI does not receive the betrothal money. W AI repays the debt for T AI. CHU dresses sexily during a premiere. CHU is very outstanding. FEI feels lose face. LW asks HON to convince CHU to play a part in the obscene movie. CHU takes the chance to get more money. HON does not hand over the script for many days. He is being kidnapped. LW even uses his name to be the scriptwriter. HON discloses the truth. LW is very angry and arrests HON. LIM begs BO to speak for them. They compensate LW for more than one hundred thousand dollars. They even stop HON to write script for half year. LIM lends some money to HON so that he could study movie in U.S. BO has no alternative and agrees with LIM. KIN is very superstitious……

S1 · E9 · 12. Okt 1995

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KIN sacks SHEK. SHEK is unemployed. LID uses CHU's photos to publish a pornographic magazine. CHU demands compensation. In order to attract attention, CHU shoots some sexy photos for the magazine cover. CHU then becomes the talk of the town. FEI is very dissatisfied with her. CHU is invited to play a role in a major TV series. SHEK is also invited. CHU wears very heavy make-up when shooting. CHU even uses SHEK who had wore a blood-stained clothes to promote herself. CHU accuses BO who has assaulted her indecently. SHEK is scolded by CHU when he tried to ask a favour for BO. DA eventually agrees to marry SUM. BO and IDNG are happy for their mum. HONG goes to U.S. She depends on LIM. LIM is attracted by HONG's beauty and follows what she said. Mr. S chases CHU by spending a lot of money on her. CHU accompanies Mr. S to Paris.

S1 · E10 · 13. Okt 1995

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SHEK wants to get CHU back. However, he finds that he could not adapt her change. The magazine unveils the secret between Mr. S and CHU. FEI is very angry. MING persuades LIM not to support HONG financially. LIM is very upset. He goes to the Karaoke to release his grievance. Unexpectedly, SING discovers LIM's singing talent and invites him to join his record company. LIM is glad. KIM produces a new movie 'Detective LVI'. HA and SHEK participate in the camera test. HA is very confidence in himself. However, SHEK is selected to be the main character. YU indicates to HA that HA will be chosen if SHEK is not available. HA decides to sacrifice SHEK. HA tries to trap SHEK but is in vain. Later, SHEK hurts himself in the bathroom. HA is happy to see him hurt.

S1 · E11 · 16. Okt 1995

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SHEK has hurt his leg and could not perform in KIM's movie. SHEK recommends HA to KIM. YU is glad. HA feels sorry. 01 secretly shoots a photo with HA and KAM together. YU immediately puts herself forward and proves that she is playing mahjong with HA. HA goes out secretly with KAM. In order to keep this secret, he claims that SHEK and KAM are lovers. CHU moves to live with Mr. S soon after she backed to Hong Kong. SHEK warns CHU but is driven away by CHU instead. LIM launches some promotion campaign at the TV programmes. He carelessly tears off his jacket. W AI then delivers the jacket to LIM at he TV station. SING meets W AI and is astonished to her beauty especially when she is behind LIM's translucent scarf.

S1 · E12 · 17. Okt 1995

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LIM is being criticized at the TV station. BO rings LIM and praises him. However, LIM is aware of her false words. He cries sadly. SING sends LIM home. SING takes the chance to get close to W AI. T AI asks W AI not to give up the chance. SING by chance knows that W AI is working at a funeral parlour. He does not mind at all. W AI is more relieved. SUM forces the TV staff to take good care of BO. BO is very embarrassed. SUM takes very good care of BO. BO is in a mood. She goes to the Karaoke with LIM to release their grievance. BO is drunk. LIM asks SHEK to see BO home. BO expresses to SHEK that she has fallen in love with LIM. SHEK persuades BO to keep it a secret. Mr. S maltreats CHU. He even brings GI home. CHU is very angry. She get Mr. S's money and leaves.

S1 · E13 · 18. Okt 1995

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CHU moves back home. During the 'Fiery Lily' completion celebration, SUM teases CHU maliciously. SHEK helps CHU to get rid of the embarrassed situation. CHU thinks that SHEK is still interested in her. She treats SHEK very bad. SHEK turns a cold shoulder to her. SHEK accompanies KAM to see HA. HA does not show up. KAM sees HA and YU who are intimately together at a car. KAM is very irritated. KIN forces HA and KAM to reconcile so as to increase the box office figure. HA expresses his love and concern at a TV programme. He even apologizes in public. KAM arrives. HA and KAM eventually reconcile. KIN achieves what he wanted. A disc jockey criticizes BO and LIM openly. BO is drunk. She wants to take revenge. Fortunately, SUM passes by and stops her. SING's wife suddenly appears. She rebukes W AI. W AI suffers a great blow.

S1 · E14 · 19. Okt 1995

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W AI is very angry at SING. SING tries to contact W AI but is stopped by T AI. SHEK helps SING. SING implores W AI to give him one more chance. W AI refuses him resolutely. HONG backs to Hong Kong after graduation. BO sees that HON and LIM are very intimate. She is very upset. In order to help BO, SUM sponsors HONG to produce a film. HONG's style is very peculiar. RING worries a lot. KAM arranges to shoot a pornographic movie. CHU agrees to expose her upper part nude with two million dollars. FEI is very dissatisfied. However, T AI supports CHU. HA becomes more famous. He is now very arrogant. SHEK and KAM give him some good advice. HA ignores them. He even teases them. YU bothers HA. HA rejects her. YU is so angry that she discloses how HA had set SHEK up during the test day. They scold HA. HA swears that he had never tried to do anything hurting SHEK. SHEK is very soft-hearted. He forgives HA.

S1 · E15 · 20. Okt 1995

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HONG's new film is previewing. His film is difficult to understand. The movie columnist, KI, praises his film. Everybody chimes in with him regardless of facts. The box office figure is poor. In contrast, the box office figure of CHU's film is good. However, HONG's movie is being nominated in the Cannes Award. SUM is glad. HONG's movie receives the best film award and the best director award. LIM is very excited. BO wins the best male character award luckily. KIN takes the chance to sign a contract with BO. HA finds the result unbelievable. HA and YU are very disappointed. They leave sadly and have an affair. KAM worries a lot for HA. KAM and SHEK go everywhere to search for him as HA needs to shoot the TV series at night. They spend whole night to find him. They back home and sees that YU is sending HA home. YU and HA are very intimate to each other.

S1 · E16 · 23. Okt 1995

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KAM is very disappointed. She leaves HA. HA is too arrogant. He is then being boycotted. KAM and SHEK got more chance to perform in the series. They become more popular. KIN plans to produce a movie regarding a Tang Queen. He discovers YU and HA's relation. He then uses CHU to be the protagonist instead of YU. YU is very dissatisfied. She fights with CHU when they are shooting. The broadcasting station takes the chance to present KAM and SHEK as lovers. T AI and SUM compete fiercely in the 'Smart Mother Competition'. Double champion is given to both TAI and SUM. KAM's elder brother extorts money from KAM. KAM cannot tolerate anymore. She scolds him. SHEK appreciates KAM a lot. KAM immediately tells SHEK that their relation cannot further develop. SHEK is upset. CHU shoots some photo in nude in front of a temple. The neighbours nearby are very dissatisfied with CHU's behaviour.

S1 · E17 · 24. Okt 1995

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CHU has shot a lot of sexy photos. Two TV stations compete in inviting CHU for an interview. FEI is so irritated that he faints. CHU is getting very popular. She participates in KIN's movie. CHU again meets YU. They take the chance to insult each other. CHU is very arrogant. She even vents her anger on TIN. SHEK tries to stop CHU. CHU takes revenge by beating SHEK during shooting. W AI feels sorry for SHEK. She secretly gives SHEK some ointment. SHEK feels grateful for her help. BO and SHEK participate in HONG's new film 'The Legend of the Gangsters'. They find HONG's film very difficult to understand and are very confused. SHEK is very dissatisfied with HONG. HONG exceeds the budget. LIM worries a lot. RING suddenly wants to get married. SUM wants to stop her. BO speaks for RING. They are shocked to see BO who has her own standpoint this time. HA only plays some minor role in a series. He is very jealous……

S1 · E18 · 25. Okt 1995

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MA signs a singing contract with HA. He arranges a chance for HA to speak for himself in a TV programs so as to promote his celebrity. Unexpectedly, KONG and FA are the prosecutors. They criticize HA terribly. HA hates SHEK more. They also discover that MA is actually a man who is disguising as a lady. HA and MA flee to Taiwan after this incident. SHEK and W AI fall in love with each other. They keep their relation a secret. KI and HONG nominate their movie in a film exhibition, they win both the best director and the best male actor awards. LIM is glad. LIM does not aware of HONG who dislikes him. BO decides to invest in producing a record for LIM. When SUM has known the case, she wants LIM and BO to publish a joint record. LIM agrees unwillingly.

S1 · E19 · 26. Okt 1995

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LIM and BO have their new record published. However, the record cover is SUM. BO consoles LIM. BO promises LIM that she will have her own record very soon. HONG takes the chance to insult LIM. He even accuses them who have an affair. SHEK brings BO to explain the case. HONG admits that he looks down upon LIM. LIM is very upset. The reporters notice W AI and SHEK's relation. SHEK is very dissatisfied. SHEK launches a campaign to boycott the media. He offends the public and gets himself into trouble. T AI is being cheated in property speculation. FEI is so irritated that he faints. CHU decides to shoot some pornographic movies so as to earn more money. FEI again faints. CHU does not want to irritate FEI anymore. She then compensates the film production company by repaying them the full deposit. She arranges to raise a bank loan. She thus gets to know the bank manager, JOHN. JOHN fancies CHU crazily.

S1 · E20 · 27. Okt 1995

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LIM meets HONG. They quarrel with each other. When BO has known the case, he goes to scold HONG. BO even expresses that he loves LIM deeply. JOHN chases after CHU. He is very gentle to CHU and spends a lot of money on her. JOHN is charged of embezzlement. CHU suffers a great blow. CHU meets a nun and is enlightened by her. KAM is going to marry a governor. She sends invitation to everybody. HA is very depressed in Taiwan. He backs to Hong Kong quietly. HONG is in debt for three million dollars. He is being beaten. HONG invites SHEK and HA to cooperate in a production. SING backs to Hong Kong. He wants to marry W AI. SHEK falls into sea carelessly when he is shooting. W AI risks her life to rescue SHEK. SING withdraws after this incident. The box office figure of HONG's new film reaches thirty million dollars. SHEK then retires and establishes a happy family with W AI.