Series synopsis
Hope For Sale, also known as 街市的童話 is a drama television series that premiered on TVB Jade on January 22, 2001. It ended on February 16, 2001. It stars Christine Ng Wing-mei, Ha Yue, Gallen Lo Ka-Leung and Melissa Ng Mei-Heng.
Wang Xiabo (Luo Jialiang) is the eldest son of the vegetable vendor Wang Erzai (Xia Yu). Since graduating from high school, he has been taking care of the vegetable stalls for his father, so he has a strong affection for the vegetable market.
One day, Xia Bo met her childhood playmate Su Youmei (played by Wu Yongwei), and her mother (played by Cheng Kewei) even operated flower stalls in the market. The Yumi family and Erzai were friends at first, but unfortunately they turned against each other ...
Premise
Wang Xiabo (Luo Jialiang) is the eldest son of the vegetable vendor Wang Erzai (Xia Yu). Since graduating from high school, he has been taking care of the vegetable stalls for his father, so he has a strong affection for the vegetable market.
One day, Xia Bo met her childhood playmate Su Youmei (played by Wu Yongwei), and her mother (played by Cheng Kewei) even operated flower stalls in the market. The Yumi family and Erzai were friends at first, but unfortunately they turned against each other because of money.
Xia Bo is straightforward and snobbish from the United States, and the two suddenly become enemies. Soon, Yumi suspected that her boyfriend had an affair with Xia Bo's wife Yan Meizhu (Wu Meiheng), and the two were forced to put aside their family feud and investigate together.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Christine Ng Wing-mei
- Ha Yue
- Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
- Melissa Ng Mei-Heng
- Rainbow Ching
- Dickson Lee Kar-Sing
- Power Chan Kwok-Pong
- Cecilia So Yan-Chee
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | January 22, 2001 | February 16, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 HARPER WONG (LO KA LEUNG, GALLEN) was born and grew up at a market. He manages his adopted father, CHAI’s vegetable store. His neighbours, YING (LUI SHAN) and LAI (LIEW HIU TUNG) treat him like a god while his good friends, KUEN (TSANG WAI MING) and KEUNG (CHAN KWOK PONG) take him as their leader. HARPER finds some hawkers selling contaminated vegetables and threatens to report them. He scares them away from the market. His brother, SCOTT (LI KA SING, DICKSON), crashes his car into YUMMI’s (NG WING MEI). She demands compensation. HARPER arrives on the scene and settles the argument with some money. HARPER’s wife, CHU (NG MEI HENG, MELISSA), is dominant. She scares everyone off, but HARPER treats her like a queen. CHAI has bet on the same Mark Six combination for 17 years. He finally wins the first prize which gives him $20 million. YUMMI and her mother GI meet HARPER while they are moving house.… ... |
January 22, 2001 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 YUMMI threatens to call the police because CHAI and some others have gathered outside her flat. HARPER asks them to leave first. Seventeen years ago, CHAI used to share Mark Six tickets with YUMMI’s father, SHUI. They won it once, but SHUI took all the money and disappeared. CHAI’s daughter, KI (NG MAN YAN, NATALIE) and SCOTT follow YUMMI hoping that they can get the valid ticket back. CHU’s mother, HUNG (PAK YAN) does not like HARPER very much because of his poor family background. CHU tries to flatter HARPER for her own face. CHAI and KEUNG break into YUMMI’s home to look for the ticket. Meanwhile, YUMMI comes back home. They flee from a window and drop into a dumpster. She calls the police. They are all arguing in the police station and blaming each other. YUMMI decides to sue CHAI and KEUNG. CHU and HUNG are annoyed when they are called to the station. CHAI loses control and throws his shoe at YUMMI.… ... |
January 23, 2001 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 HUNG criticizes CHU for getting pregnant and marrying HARPER. She then blames HARPER, but he cannot talk back. YUMMI finds CHAI’s Mark Six ticket and plans to take all the money. HARPER begs her to settle the case charging against CHAI and KEUNG, but she refuses. CHAI finds GI has blacked out at home and sends her to the hospital. However, YUMMI is not impressed. GI asks her to let go of the ticket because SHUI abandoned them once he had money. She worries that bad money will bring nightmares to them again. In court, YUMMI gives vague testimony, so CHAI and KEUNG are freed. She worries that her boyfriend KEI (TANG HO KWONG) has met an air accident. She fears GI’s warning will come true and wants to share the money with HARPER. He agrees, but the ticket has gone missing. |
January 24, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVB Jade |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 22, 2001 |
| Last aired | February 16, 2001 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |