Series synopsis
Born Rich, also known as 富貴門 is a drama family television series that premiered on TVB Jade on October 19, 2009. It ended on December 14, 2009. It was created by Wai-kin Chong. It stars Ray Lui, Gallen Lo Ka-Leung, Anita Yuen Wing-Yee and Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying.
Billionaire tycoon Marcus Cheuk Yat-yuen welcomes home Malaysian swindler Sha Fu-loi, who claims to be his long-lost half-brother Cheuk Yat-ming. Blinded by the assumed brotherhood, Marcus fails to recognize the true nature of Fu-loi but brings him into the hierarchy of his family banking empire. They both face dilemmas of their own in their relationships. Marcus is married to Connie Ho Tseuk-nin, but an affair with his old flame Angie Tung Ling-chi following a traumatic kidnap scare threatens t ...
Premise
Billionaire tycoon Marcus Cheuk Yat-yuen welcomes home Malaysian swindler Sha Fu-loi, who claims to be his long-lost half-brother Cheuk Yat-ming. Blinded by the assumed brotherhood, Marcus fails to recognize the true nature of Fu-loi but brings him into the hierarchy of his family banking empire. They both face dilemmas of their own in their relationships. Marcus is married to Connie Ho Tseuk-nin, but an affair with his old flame Angie Tung Ling-chi following a traumatic kidnap scare threatens to jeopardize all he has. Fu-loi secretly falls for Marcus' younger sister Rene Cheuk Yat-sum, who is torn between this fake brother and her devoted admirer Ko Tok-man. Consumed by greed and jealousy, Fu-loi eventually reveals his hidden agenda...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ray Lui as Marcus Cheuk Yat-yuen
- Gallen Lo Ka-Leung as Sha Fu-loi / Cheuk Yat-ming
- Anita Yuen Wing-Yee as Rene Cheuk Yat-sum
- Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying as Angie Tung Ling-chi
- Jaime Chik Mei-Chun as Connie Ho Tseuk-nin
- Joe Ma Tak-Chung as "Topman" Ko Tok-man
- Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming as Sha Po-loi
- Sharon Chan Man-Chi as Yan Dai
Supporting cast
- Nancy Sit Ka-Yin as Musa "Mu Jie" Sheung
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung as Dai Wing-luk
- Lau Kong as Cheuk Song-hei
- Natalie Tong Sze-Wing as Lau Fung-king
- Paul Chun Pui as Fong Hok Man
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 41 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 41 | October 19, 2009 | December 14, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sophisticated banker CHEUK YAT-YUEN’s father CHEUK SUNG-HEI has been missing in Sabah for one year and a half. YUEN misses him miserably. His wife HO TSEUK-NIN gives him some words of consolation. TAI WING-LUK, the general manager of YUEN’s bank, goes to YUEN’s house to inform him their staff have sent clients’ safe deposit boxes to a metal recovery works by mistake. YUEN calls on an emergency meeting with his little sister, Director of the bank’s Corporate Department, CHEUK YAT SUM, and KO TOK-MAN, the Operations Director. YUEN rushes to the recovery works as soon as he learns that his father’s deposit box is one of those discarded. MAN suggests sacking the manager involved, but a staff member points out that the manager is a relative of TUNG TIN-CHUK, the Co-Chairman of the bank. YUEN gets a call from Sabah suggesting him to stop the search for his father. SHEUNG HOI-MEI has returned from her overseas vacation…… |
October 19, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 SA FU-LOI and his younger brother SA PO-LOI are both con artists. They find that some triad members are waiting for them when they return to Sabah. It turns out that FU-LOI has sold a fake antique to a rich man. The man threatens to kill PO-LOI if FU-LOI fails to pay him 500,000 ringgit by the deadline he sets. YUEN and SUM meet with the private detective their father used to hire when he was alive. They learn from him that their father had gone to Sabah to search for his love child, YAT-MING. SUM and MAN learn that CHUK is not happy his relative has been fired. What is more, he plans to make use of the media to menace YUEN to revenge him. But he is made a fool of by YUEN instead. CHUK complains to MEI. SUM and the private detective go to Sabah to look for MING. When there, she gives the detective some money and tells him to lie to YUEN. SUM wears an expensive watch…… |
October 20, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The robbers want to kidnap SUM. FU-LOI is injured in saving her. SUM manages to run away. When she later returns to where she is locked, FU-LOI is nowhere to be seen. A well-off man has recently died. FU-LOI and PO-LOI go to his house to search for anything valuable, only to discover… YUEN arrives at Sabah with the private detective. FU-LOI and his brother put up a show to make YUEN believe he is his half-brother. YUEN wants to compensate FU-LOI on behalf of their father. So he tells FU-LOI their father has left a villa to him. He also invites FU-LOI to visit Hong Kong. MEI is giving an interview with a magazine. She goes to the family villa to look for some suitable clothes. NIN has found MEI’s diamond ring. Not wanting MEI to discover her late husband’s secret, NIN locks the ring up. She is caught red-handed by MEI nevertheless. |
October 21, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 19, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 14, 2009 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |