Best Selling Secrets
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Best Selling Secrets is a TVB modern sitcom series broadcast from March 2007 to August 2008.
The sitcom is about office politics in an advertisement company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters.
) disappeared to the United States, leaving behind her son and husband in Hong Kong. When her husband dies in an airplane accident looking for her, Wong Ka-Nam's son, Luk Chit (Vin Choi
) is taken into the custody of her mother-in-law, Ng Hang (Elaine Jin
). After eighteen long years, Wong Ka-Nam wishes to see her son again and returns to Hong Kong. However, she is met with adamant resistance from her mother-in-law, who views Ka-Nam as bad luck, blaming her for the death of her son. Highly protective of her grandson and fearing that Wong Ka-Nam will attempt to take him away, Ka Nam's mother-in-law does everything in her power to keep mother and son apart.
However Wong Ka-Nam is ironically assisted by her own son, who befriends her and secures her office job in his advertising agency. Most of story involves comedic and complex dynamics of office and family politics between rivals, friendship and romance within the office and household, while in the midst of Wong Ka-Nam watching over her son.
41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)
The sitcom is about office politics in an advertisement company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters.
Synopsis
Wong Ka-Nam (Esther KwanEsther Kwan
Esther Kwan Wing-ho , born 16 July 1964 is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB.-Career:Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993. She moved over to TVB in 1993 and has been at the broadcaster on and off ever since. She is married to fellow actor Nick Cheung. They...
) disappeared to the United States, leaving behind her son and husband in Hong Kong. When her husband dies in an airplane accident looking for her, Wong Ka-Nam's son, Luk Chit (Vin Choi
Vin Choi
-Biography:After graduating from high school in 2001, Vin entered a contest hosted by TVB Weekly and won first place. He enrolled in the 18th TVB artists training course in 2002 and took on a few tiny roles....
) is taken into the custody of her mother-in-law, Ng Hang (Elaine Jin
Elaine Jin
Elaine Jin or known as Yanling Jin, Elaine Kam is a famous Taiwanese actress.She has been nominated five times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won two for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste and People's Hero...
). After eighteen long years, Wong Ka-Nam wishes to see her son again and returns to Hong Kong. However, she is met with adamant resistance from her mother-in-law, who views Ka-Nam as bad luck, blaming her for the death of her son. Highly protective of her grandson and fearing that Wong Ka-Nam will attempt to take him away, Ka Nam's mother-in-law does everything in her power to keep mother and son apart.
However Wong Ka-Nam is ironically assisted by her own son, who befriends her and secures her office job in his advertising agency. Most of story involves comedic and complex dynamics of office and family politics between rivals, friendship and romance within the office and household, while in the midst of Wong Ka-Nam watching over her son.
Main cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Esther Kwan Esther Kwan Esther Kwan Wing-ho , born 16 July 1964 is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB.-Career:Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993. She moved over to TVB in 1993 and has been at the broadcaster on and off ever since. She is married to fellow actor Nick Cheung. They... |
Wong Ka-Nam (Wong Fa) 黃家嵐 (黃花) |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Consultant Luk Chit's mother. Yin Wai-Sun's girlfriend. Ng Han's daughter-in-law. |
| Vin Choi Vin Choi -Biography:After graduating from high school in 2001, Vin entered a contest hosted by TVB Weekly and won first place. He enrolled in the 18th TVB artists training course in 2002 and took on a few tiny roles.... (蔡淇俊) |
Luk Chit 陸哲 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Photographer Wong Ka-Nam's son. Ho Tung-Tung's boyfriend. |
| Elaine Jin Elaine Jin Elaine Jin or known as Yanling Jin, Elaine Kam is a famous Taiwanese actress.She has been nominated five times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won two for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste and People's Hero... |
Ng Hang 伍恆 |
Tai Chi Master Luk Chit's grandmother. Wong Ka-Nam's mother-in-law. Tin Joi-Shan's girlfriend. |
| Bill Chan Bill Chan Shek Sau is a Hong Kong actor working for TVB. His son Sam Chan is also works for TVB as an actor. In 2005, they appeared in a cooking show together for a Father's Day promotion.-Filmography:-External links:*... |
Tin Joi-Shan 田在山 |
Chef Ng Hang's boyfriend. Yuen Man-Cheung's restaurant partner. |
| Elvina Kong Elvina Kong Elvina Yan-Yin Kong is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter currently under contract to TVB. Currently she has been acting in the Cantonese sitcom of Off Pedder in 2008... |
Dai On-Na/Man On-Na (Diana) 戴安娜/文安娜 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency CEO Kau Chun's lover. Man Chi-Cheung's daughter. Yin Wai-Sun's ex-girlfriend. Man Sing-Kwan's stepsister/rival. |
| Geoffrey Wong (黃子雄) | Yin Wai-Sun (Vincent) 言為信 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency CEO Wong Ka-Nam's boyfriend. Dai On-Na's ex-boyfriend. |
| Stephen Au Stephen Au Stephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets... |
David Mo Gei-Yung 武紀勇 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Creative Supervisor Man Sing-Kwan's lover. Wai Yat's friend. |
| Tsui Wing Tsui Wing Tsui Wing is a Hong Kong actor from TVB.-Television series:-Reference:... (徐榮) |
Tony Kau Tsun 裘俊 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Senior Assistant Dai On-Na's lover. |
| Brian Burrell Brian Burrell Brian Thomas Burrell is an American actor best known for his roles in Cantonese television productions in Hong Kong. Burrell is also one of the only 4 foreign actors in Hong Kong broadcaster TVB's artiste profiles over the years.-Early life:... (布韋傑) |
Wai Yat 韋一 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Director Mo Gei-Yung's friend. Ming Leung's husband. |
| Wong Cho Lam Wong Cho Lam Wong Cho Lam is a Hong Kong artiste currently working for TVB. He works as a stage actor, stage director, television actor, voice actor , DJ, television host, composer, lyricist, and singer. He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts in 2003 with First Honors in Bachelor of Arts... |
Lau Wah 樓華 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Computer Technician Luk Chit's best friend. Ho Tung-Tung's cousin. Ng Hang's housemaid. |
| Yoyo Chen Yoyo Chen Yoyo Chen is a Hong Kong actress under TVB.-Biography:Yoyo was given her first TVB role in 2004 in the Sunshine Heartbeat... (陳自瑤) |
Kawaii Ho Tung-Tung 何彤彤 |
Ex-Model/Xing (形) Advertising Agency Photographer Luk Chit's girlfriend. Lau Wah's cousin. |
| Rachel Kan (簡慕華) | Doris | Xing (形) Advertising Agency Secretary Yuen Man-Cheung's lover. |
| Florence Kwok Florence Kwok Florence Kwok Siu-Wan, born 25 August 1970 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong film and voice actress. She entered TVB after participating in Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1992.... |
Queenie Man Sing-Kwan 文丞君 |
Cho Yu Chim (祖與佔) Advertising Agency Director Mo Gei-Yung's lover. Dai On-Na's step sister/rival. |
| Angela Tong Angela Tong Angela Tong, born 30 June 1975 in Montreal, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong actress and was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She went to Concordia University.-Pageant life:... |
Ming Leung 明亮 |
Ex-Police Officer/Yin (言) Corporation Public Relations Consultant Wai Yat's wife. |
| Wong He Wong He Wong He , sometimes credited as Wong Hei, is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his firefighter roles in TVB's Burning Flame trilogy. Wong has acted primarily in law enforcement roles, which gave rise to rumors that his stage name is based on the Cantonese term "皇氣" Wong He (born 7 July... |
Ng Gung-Gan (Kilo) 伍公斤 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Business Consultant Ng Hang's younger brother. Luk Chit's great uncle. |
| Aimee Chan Aimee Chan Aimee Chan or Aimee Chan Yan Mei , born on 1 April 1981 in Toronto. She was Miss Hong Kong 2006.-Biography:Aimee was born in Toronto, Canada. Her parents were born in Hong Kong. She began her modeling career at the age of 16. She attended Woodbridge College Secondary School in Woodbridge, Ontario... |
Dai En-Loi 戴銀來 |
Yin (言) Corporation Secretary Luk Chit's friend. Ho Tung-Tung's love rival. Dai Kam's daughter. |
| Lau Ying Wai (楊英偉) | Wong Kwok-Lap 黃國立 |
Yin (言) Corporation Senior Consultant Wong Ka-Nam's older brother. Luk Chit's uncle. |
| Lau Kong Lau Kong Lau Kong is a Hong Kong actor who works on the network TVB.-Biography:Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV Lau Kong (劉江) is a Hong Kong actor who works on the network... (劉江) |
Man Chi-Cheung 文子祥 |
Man (文) Corporation President Yin Ying-Ming's best friend. Dai On-Na and Man Sing-Kwan's father. |
| Chan Hung Lit Chan Hung Lit Chan Hung-lit , also known as Chen Hung-lieh and Golden Chan, was a Shaw Brothers actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s. In his acting hiatus, Chan was involved in the garment industry. He later resumed his acting career by joining TVB in 1995, left the following year and did... (陳鴻烈) |
Yin Ying-Ming 言英明 |
Yin ( 言) Corporation President Man Chi-Cheung's best friend. Yin Wai-Sun and Yin Wai-Bun's father. Ng Hang's friend |
| Mikako Leung (梁珈詠) | Lily Lau Ding-Ying 劉定英 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Receptionist Lau Ka-Wo's older sister. Mo Gei-Yung's god-sister. |
| Raymond Chiu (趙永洪) | Marco Lau Ka-Wo 劉嘉和 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Accountant Lau Ding-Ying's younger brother. Li Man-Kei's friend. |
| Jim Tang Jim Tang Jim Tang Wing Kin is a Hong Kong actor.Jim was a clown entertainer before he became an actor. He graduated from 20th TVB Artist Training Course in 2006 and he made his first appearance in The Price of Greed on TVB in 2006. He had starred in numerous MTVs and played different roles in TVB series... |
Gary Li Man-Kei 李文祺 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Accountant Lau Ka-Wo's friend. |
| Janice Shum (沈可欣) | Michelle Tam Yuk-Ying 譚育英 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency HR Personnel |
| Helena Wong (黃卓慧) | Ann Tse Yan-Yan 謝欣欣 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency HR Personnel |
| Summer Joe (夏竹欣) | Candy Chung Oi-Ting 鍾靄婷 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency HR Personnel |
| Cheng Chi Shing (鄭子誠) | Yin Wai-Bun 言為本 |
Doctor Yin Wai-Sun's older brother. Yin Ying-Ming's son. |
| Kingdom Yuen Kingdom Yuen -Filmography:-References:... (苑瓊丹) |
Hung Sam 洪參 |
Xing (形) Advertising Agency Cleaning/Sanitation Lady |
| Angelina Lo (盧宛茵) | Sheung Koon-Fung 上官鳳 |
Tai Chi Master Ho Tung-Tung's mother. Ng Hang's rival. |
| Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Biography:Lai entered TVB in 1983 as a clerk in the business department. In 1985, he gave up the job and trained in the TVB Acting School. He starred in a few series in 1989. He started out in some minor roles, and took on some more significant roles... |
Boris Yuen Man-Cheung 阮文昌 |
Chef Doris's lover. Yuen Mei-Yiu's older brother. Tin Joi-Shan's business partner. |
| Jeanette Leung (梁政玨) | Yuen Mei-Yiu (Mei Mei) 阮美瑤 |
Student/Xing (形) Advertising Agency Temporary Data Entry Clerk Yuen Man-Cheung's younger sister. Luk Chit's ex-girlfriend. |
| Rabee'a Yeung (楊洛婷) | Ming Chu 明珠 |
Kau Tsun's cousin. Lau Wah's lover. |
Guest starring
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Bernice Liu Bernice Liu Bernice Jan Liu is a Chinese Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing her fame in Hong Kong.Liu is best known for her role as Princess... |
Herself (Episode 18) |
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| Catherine Chau (周家怡) | Yin Wai-Sun's ex-girlfriend. (Episode 8) |
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| Stephen Huynh Stephen Huynh Stephen Huynh is a former Mr. Hong Kong contestant, and is currently an actor with Hong Kong's TVB. Stephen was born in Hong Kong, however, raised in France and returned to Hong Kong after finishing his studies. Although he has Cantonese Chinese ancestry, his ancestors lived in Vietnam... |
Tommy | Badminton Coach (Episode 23) |
| Fala Chen Fala Chen Fala Chen is a Chinese-American beauty pageant titleholder. Chen has held the titles of Miss Asian America 2002 and Miss NY Chinese 2004, and placed as runner-up in Miss Chinatown USA 2003 and Miss Chinese International 2005.-Education:Chen was born in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, in 1982... |
To Bing-Bing 杜冰冰 |
Model Li Gung-Chi ex-girlfriend. (Episode 28) |
| Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai is a Hong Kong actor. He is married to actress Esther Kwan and the two have a daughter together named Brittany.Cheung was a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for five years and changed his career as an actor with ATV... |
Customer (Episode 137) |
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| Patrick Dunn | Kiu Wai 喬偉 |
Architect (Episode 183) |
| Koni Lui Koni Lui Koni Lui also known as Koni Lui Wai Yee is a model and 2nd runner up at the Miss Hong Kong 2006 pageant. She represented Hong Kong at Miss International 2006 in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. She received 2 awards, Most Beautiful Smile and the Miss Friendship award... |
Daisy | Li Gung-Chi's ex-girlfriend. (Episode 192) |
| Sunny Chan Sunny Chan Sunny Chan Kam-Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor. His breakout film role was in the internationally multi-award-winning 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight, for which he won the coveted Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in... |
Chan Chi-Kin 陳志賢 |
Psychologist (Episode 240, 241, 246, 250) |
| Louisa So Louisa So Louisa So Yuk Wa is a Hong Kong actress in drama and TV series. She is considered the "Cooking Mistress" after winning the comedy cooking show Beautiful Cooking... |
Lai Pong Yue-Yuk 黎龐如玉 |
Tycoon (Episode 242-247) |
| Joyce Koi (蓋鳴暉) | Herself/Opera Singer (Episode 279) |
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| Queenie Chu Queenie Chu Queenie Chu or Queenie Chu Wai Man , born in Hong Kong, on April 22, 1981 with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong television presenter and actress affiliated with TVB. She was also Miss Hong Kong 2004 1st runner-up.-Biography:Queenie studied in University of Washington,... |
Ella Chan | Tuxedo Company CEO Yin Wai-Sun's old classmate. (Episode 301) |
| Corinna Chamberlain Corinna Chamberlain Corinna K Chamberlain is a multi-skilled Hong Kong artist. She is a musical theatre performer as well as singer, dancer, actress, model, and MC/Show Host. She was director of and a performer in the dance company, "Morethandance" until December 2008... (陳明恩) |
Mandarin and Cantonese speaking caucasian lady |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Rocky Cheng (鄭健樂) | James Jim | Gym Trainer Chai Siu-Ping's husband. |
| Fanny Ip (葉凱茵) | Chai Siu-Ping 柴小屏 | James Jim's wife. Wong Ka-Nam's friend. |
| Gill Mohindepaul Singh Gill Mohindepaul Singh Gill Mohindepaul Singh , better known by his Chinese stage name Kiu Bo Bo , is a Hong Kong born Indian actor working under TVB. He became an actor for TVB after participating in the TVB game show Minutes to Fame hosted by Hacken Lee and Joey Leung... (喬寶寶) |
Kiu Kwok-Bo 喬國寶 |
Senior Police Officer Ming Leung's ex-boss. |
| Lawrence Yan (甄志強) | Li Gung-Chi (Philip) 李公子 |
Yin Wai-Sun's friend. |
| Carrie Lam | Catherine | Yin Wai-Sun's ex-girlfriend. |
| Mannor Chan (陳曼娜) | Dai Fei 戴菲 |
Dai On-Na's mother. Man Chi-Cheung's ex-lover. |
| Lee Yee Man (李綺雯) | LuLu | Bar Waitress Lau Ka-Wo's girlfriend. |
| Sharon Luk Sharon Luk Sharon Luk or Sharon Luk Sze Wan, is a TVB actress. She is also Miss Hong Kong 2005 1st runner up.-Background:... |
Carrie | Jewellery Salesperson Li Gung-Chi's ex-girlfriend. |
| Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Dai Kam 戴金 |
Dai En-Loi's father. Yin Ying-Ming's business rival. |
Product placements
- Best Selling Secrets was one of the first TVB series that featured placement of products, namely Sony EricssonSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
mobile phones, which were written into the plot for a few episodes. - IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
T2x ThinkPad laptop computers were also featured as mobile workstations of choice for the characters.
Award nominations
40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2007 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2007. The award ceremony took place on November 17, 2007.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award ....
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Tsui WingTsui WingTsui Wing is a Hong Kong actor from TVB.-Television series:-Reference:...
- Tony Kau Chun) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Wong Cho LamWong Cho LamWong Cho Lam is a Hong Kong artiste currently working for TVB. He works as a stage actor, stage director, television actor, voice actor , DJ, television host, composer, lyricist, and singer. He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts in 2003 with First Honors in Bachelor of Arts...
- Lau Wah) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Stephen AuStephen AuStephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets...
- David Mo Gei-Yung) - "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Yoyo ChenYoyo ChenYoyo Chen is a Hong Kong actress under TVB.-Biography:Yoyo was given her first TVB role in 2004 in the Sunshine Heartbeat...
- Kawaii Ho Tung-Tung) - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Stephen AuStephen AuStephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets...
- David Mo Gei-Yung) - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Wong Cho LamWong Cho LamWong Cho Lam is a Hong Kong artiste currently working for TVB. He works as a stage actor, stage director, television actor, voice actor , DJ, television host, composer, lyricist, and singer. He graduated from The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts in 2003 with First Honors in Bachelor of Arts...
- Lau Wah) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Esther KwanEsther KwanEsther Kwan Wing-ho , born 16 July 1964 is a Hong Kong actress contracted to TVB.-Career:Kwan began her acting career after high school at ATV from 1988 to 1993. She moved over to TVB in 1993 and has been at the broadcaster on and off ever since. She is married to fellow actor Nick Cheung. They...
- Wong Ka-Nam) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Elaine JinElaine JinElaine Jin or known as Yanling Jin, Elaine Kam is a famous Taiwanese actress.She has been nominated five times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won two for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste and People's Hero...
- Ng Han) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Elvina KongElvina KongElvina Yan-Yin Kong is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter currently under contract to TVB. Currently she has been acting in the Cantonese sitcom of Off Pedder in 2008...
- Diana Dai On-Na)
41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)
TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2008 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2008. The award ceremony took place on November 15, 2008.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award ....
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Tsui WingTsui WingTsui Wing is a Hong Kong actor from TVB.-Television series:-Reference:...
- Tony Kau Chun) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Stephen AuStephen AuStephen Au Kam-tong is a Hong Kong actor for TVB . He was formerly an actor for ATV .He played David Mo in TVB sitcom Best Selling Secrets...
- David Mo Gei-Yung)
External links
- TVB.com Best Selling Secrets - Official Website
- Esther Kwan's Realm Blog Best Selling Secrets - Episode Summaries, Articles, Screen Captures, and Scans