The Price of Greed
| The Price of Greed | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| 千謊百計 | |
| Genre | Period Drama |
| Starring | Bosco Wong Sammul Chan Kate Tsui Shirley Yeung |
| Opening theme | "角色" by Bosco Wong |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB |
The Price of Greed (Traditional Chinese: 千謊百計) is a TVB period drama series released overseas in December 2006 and aired on TVB Pay Vision Channel in January 2008.
Synopsis
[edit]When Lui To (Bosco Wong) was just a child, he and another girl, Yan Yuet-Mui (Shirley Yeung), were kidnapped on the same day by an organization which captured children in order to sell and exploit them for labour. Lui To and Yan Yuet-Mui were able to escape with the help of Lo Sei Leung (Kingdom Yuen), a woman who worked for the organization but had wanted to leave for a long time.
On the run from the organization, the three become a family of sorts and live day to day on the money earned from Lo Sei-Leung's cons, much to the displeasure of Lui To. Lui To's adamantly honest ways and naive sense of justice gets the better of them when Yan Yuet-Mui ends up with a fever; since Lui To had given the last of their money to a beggar, they accept medicine from a seedy medicine seller which leaves Yan Yuet-Mui mute.
Many years later, Lui To becomes a police officer while Yan Yuet-Mui attends school and plays the violin. Lui To falls in love with a wealthy girl, Lam Ping (Kate Tsui), but is disappointed to discover she is in love with Tsui Fung (Sammul Chan), a con artist. He is unaware that Yan Yuet Mui has a crush on him, seeing her only as a younger sister. In order to protect Lam Ping, Lui To investigates Tsui Fung and discovers his dark past. Though he is unable to stop Lam Ping from marrying Tsui Fung, he must try and save her from becoming another victim of Tsui Fung's cons.
Cast
[edit]| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bosco Wong | Lui To 呂濤 |
Police Officer Yan Yuet-Mui's god brother. Likes Lam Ping. |
| Shirley Yeung | Yan Yuet-Mui 殷悅妹 |
Lui To's god sister. Likes Lui To. |
| Kingdom Yuen (苑瓊丹) | Lo Sei-Leung 魯四娘 |
Ex-Con Artist Lui To and Yan Yuet-Mui's guardian. |
| Kate Tsui | Lam Ping 藍屏 |
Tsui Fung's wife. |
| Samuel Kwok (郭峰) | Lam Sai-Fung 藍世鳳 |
Rich Merchant Fong Miu-Chi's husband. Lam Ping and Lam Ip's father. |
| Sam Chan | Lam Ip 藍燁 |
Lam Sai-Fung and Fong Miu-Chi's son. Lam Ping's step brother. |
| Mary Hon (韓馬利) | Fong Miu-Chi 方妙芝 |
Lam Sai-Fung's wife. Lam Ip's mother. |
| Sammul Chan | Maau Ji 茅智 |
Con Artist Lam Ping's husband. Other names: Tsui Fung (徐風), Yip Heung-Wing (葉向榮) |
| Chan Hung Lit (陳鴻烈) | Maau Chun 茅泰 |
Con Artist Leader Other names: Ha Hok-Kei (夏學祺) |
External links
[edit]- TVB.com The Price of Greed - Official Website (in Chinese)
- K for TVB.net The Price of Greed - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures (in English)
- SPCNET.tv The Price of Greed - Reviews (in English)