Roger Kwok has always dreamed of opening up a travel agency with his girlfriend, Angela Tong. Unfortunately, they fell into a scam and accumulated huge debts, driving them into bankruptcy. Roger hopes to peacefully pass by the last few months of bankruptcy, then get married with Angela and start anew. He is hit hard when he discovers that Angela has hooked with her pal Bob Lam. Things change when he meets a newly-immigrated social worker (Joey Meng), his cousin (Wong Cho Lam) who came from Mainland aspiring to be a singer and an old-time entertainer (Mimi Chu). In addition, his sister (Ivana Wong) returns from Taiwan with a lie that she has completed her Masters degree. All these events combine with the cultural differences between Mainland and Hong Kong to produce a comedic family drama and make Roger finally understand that his ultimate life goal is…
Comment: Some new faces and Wong Cho Lam's first time as scriptwriter. But the storyline isn't very appealing, especially since I (living in Canada) can't relate to the Hong Kong-Mainland issues. Probably a skip for me...
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Yeah, the storyline doesn't sound too intriguing but I think I'm mainly excited for Joey!
ReplyDeleteIf people don't understand the references, I can sort of explain it.
ReplyDeleteIn Hong Kong, there are a lot of Mainland tourists that come down to have fun, relax and enjoy themselves. But sometimes, there are people who come down just to buy merch and haul it back to the Mainland. The merch includes nappies, milk powder, cosmetics and other goods, sometimes even lobster and crayfish! Because of the 'relatively cheaper' prices that Hong Kong receives, the Mainland people can buy in Hong Kong, and sell for a higher price back in Mainland. These people sometimes get preferential treatment, due to them buying in bulk and spending large.
Another issue is the view of Mainland visitors in the eyes of Hong Kong citizens. Some believe that they are super wealthy and come down to buy Gucci, LV, Rolex and other name brands. This is emphasized by the queues outside name brand stores.
In general, I believe that this is satire towards Mainland visitors who come to buy goods from Hong Kong with intentions to sell in Mainland, mixed with satire towards the British Monarchy with constant English phrases and words said in a cantonese type intonation, scattered throughout each episode.
I'm Canadian too! :D
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