A Million Dollar Dream

A Million Dollar Dream (Chinese: 给我一百万) is a Chinese television drama that aired on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Chen Hanwei, Zoe Tay, Edwin Goh, He Yingying, Chen Shucheng, Liu Lingling, Allan Moo, Bukoh Mary, Zhu Houren, Joel Choo, Michelle Wong, Rayson Tan, Yao Wenlong, Adele Wong, Wang Yuqing, Kathy Fung and Haden Hee.

A Million Dollar Dream
给我一百万
GenreDrama
Romance
Family
Fantasy
Written byLau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Directed byMartin Chan 陈金祥
Chen Yi You 陈忆幼
StarringMain Casts:
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉
Supporting Casts:
Edwin Goh 吴劲威
He Yingying 何盈莹
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城
Liu Lingling 刘玲玲
Allan Moo 巫奇
Bukoh Mary 巫许玛莉
Zhu Houren 朱厚任
Joel Choo 朱哲伟
Michelle Wong黄怡灵
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭
Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆
Adele Wong 王筱惠
Wang Yuqing 王昱清
Kathy Fung 冯秀華
Haden Hee 许立楷
Opening theme幸福感 by Chen Hanwei
Ending theme终于失恋 by Ng Ling Kai
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerWinnie Wong 王尤红
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements)
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Original release9 April 
4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)
Chronology
Preceded byDoppelganger
Followed byBabies On Board

Plot

Zhang Zicheng (Chen Hanwei) is a senior copywriter at an advertising firm when he was retrenched. With an overly generous wife Hu Jiaofen (Zoe Tay), a son Zhang Yizheng (Edwin Goh) who wants to study in England to be with his girlfriend and a daughter Zhang Yijing (He Yingying) who aspires to be a model, Zhang Zicheng is in need of money. He ends up as a delivery man and one day meets a mysterious man who passes him an expired TOTO slip. He ends up buying the same numbers on the expired TOTO and miraculously wins the top prize. For fear of losing his prize money, Zhang Zicheng hides his win from family and friends, but the stress takes its toll on him, and when his family finds out about his win, things start to fall apart… [1]

NOTE: Episode 1-10 & 20 : Zicheng's Reality Episode 11-19 : Zicheng's Dream

Cast

Luo (Yu'ai)'s family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Liu Lingling
刘玲玲
Luo Yu'ai
罗玉爱
Mei Chaofeng (梅超风), Fat Woman (胖女人), Mother (妈), Old Hag (死老太婆), Ugly Freak (丑八怪), No Substance/Lousy Guts (没水准)
  • Restaurant's employee
  • Zhang Zicheng's mother
  • Hu Jiaofen's mother-in-law
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandmother
  • Shares a room with Zhang Yijing (He Yingying)He Ying Ying
  • Suspected of dementia (as told by Zhang Zicheng)
  • Always wanted supper at night
  • Likes to complain about the house being dirty and the food not suiting her taste
  • Shows her displeasure to those who loaf around at home
4-20
Chen Hanwei
陈汉玮
Zhang Zicheng
张自成

Teo Chee Seng, Mr Zhang (张先生), Cheng (成), Kind Soul (大好人), Ah Cheng (阿成), Smelly Cheng (臭阿成)

  • Restaurant's Manager
  • Hu Jiaofen's husband
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's father
  • Hu Tianhao's son-in-law
  • Hu Haishan & Hu Manfen's brother-in-law
  • Ma Tongren's best friend
  • Zhou Yuzhe's rival in love
  • Wang Qiansui's neighbour
  • Indirectly caused Elder Ba's death
  • Indirectly caused of Hu Manfen, Hu Tianhao's death and Hu Jiaofen's jail sentence (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • Suffered from a heart attack
  • Wakes up in hospital to realise it was just a dream and makes things right again and opens a restaurant
1-20
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉
Hu Jiaofen
胡娇芬
Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬), Ms Hu (胡小姐)
  • Restaurant's lady-manager
  • Hu Tianhao's elder daughter
  • Hu Haishan's younger sister
  • Hu Manfen's older sister
  • Zhang Zicheng's wife
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's mother
  • Luo Yu'ai's daughter-in-law
  • Zhou Yuzhe's love interest
  • Wang Qiansui's neighbour
  • Arrested by police in Episode 15 for blackmailing of $500K, released in Episode 18 (In Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-15, 18-20
Edwin Goh
吴劲威
Zhang Yizheng
张一正
Younger Version portrayed by Brient Ong

Zheng (正)

  • Restaurant's employee
  • Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's son
  • Zhang Yijing's brother
  • Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's grandson
  • Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's nephew
  • Huang Qiqi's boyfriend
1-5, 7, 9-20
He Yingying
何盈莹
Zhang Yijing
张一静
Younger Version portrayed by Candice Tan
Jing (静), Not Ugly (不丑)
  • Restaurant's employee
  • Hu Jiaofen & Zhang Zicheng's daughter
  • Zhang Yizheng's sister
  • Hu Tianhao's and Luo Yu'ai's granddaughter
  • Hu Haishan and Hu Manfen's niece
  • Max's girlfriend
  • Was disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-6, 8, 10-20

Hu (Tianhao)'s family

Cast Character Description Episodes appeared
Chen Shucheng
陈澍城
Hu Tianhao
胡添豪
Old Crazy Git / Old Gila (老疯子)
  • Ex-secondary school Chinese teacher
  • Hu Haishan, Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's father
  • Zhang Zicheng's father-in-law
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's grandfather
  • Suffered from dementia
  • Suffered from terminal lucidity (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • Suicided in Episode 18 after having been chased out of the house by Zhang Zicheng and Luo Yu'ai (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1-2, 7-11, 15-18 20
Allan Moo
巫奇
Hu Haishan
胡海山
  • Painting Executive Manager
  • Hu Tianhao's son
  • Hu Jiaofen and Hu Manfen's older brother
  • Zhang Zicheng's brother-in-law
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's uncle
5, 9-14, 16-18, 20
7 (voice)
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉
Hu Jiaofen
胡娇芬
Pepper (胡椒粉), Fen (芬)
Bukoh Mary
巫许玛丽
Hu Manfen
胡曼芬
  • Nail Salon's manager
  • Hu Tianhao's younger daughter
  • Hu Haishan and Hu Jiaofen's youngest sister
  • Zhang Zicheng's sister-in-law
  • Zhang Yizheng and Zhang Yijing's aunty
  • Deceased in Episode 11 due to suffering from depression (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
5-6, 11-12, 20

Other cast members

Cast Character Description Episodes appeared
Zhu Houren
朱厚仁
Elder Ba
八哥
  • Younger Ba's older brother
  • Died after being accidentally knocked down by a car by Zhang Zicheng while picking up a 10-cent coin.
  • (Deceased-Episode 8)
1-3, 7-8
Younger Ba
八弟
  • Elder Ba's younger brother
  • Suffered from Dementia
8-10, 12-14, 19-20
Joel Choo
朱哲伟
Max
  • Restaurant's employee
  • Zhang Yijing's boyfriend
1, 4-6, 10, 16, 18, 20
Michelle Wong
黄怡灵
Huang Qiqi
黄琪琪
Gigi, Babe (宝贝)
  • Zhang Yizheng's ex-girlfriend
  • Suffered from leukaemia
1, 3-5, 13-14, 16-17, 18
Yao Wenlong
姚彣隆
Ma Tongren
马同仁
Toilet Man (马桶人)
  • Ex-convict
  • Restaurant's chef head
  • Zhang Zicheng's best friend
  • Cheated $300K to start up a business with a loan from Zhang Zicheng and fleeing with Gao Juanjuan to Bali, betraying Zhang Zicheng (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
3-17,19-20
Rayson Tan
陈泰铭
Zhou Yuzhe
周与浙
Mr Zhou (周先生)
  • Zhang Zicheng's rival in love (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • In love with Hu Jiaofen (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • Donates $1 million to provide free breakfast for the restaurant
8-9, 12-15, 19-20
Wang Yuqing
王昱清
Wang Qiansui
王千岁
Main Villain but repented

9174, Mr Wang (王先生)

  • Zhang Zicheng and Hu Jiaofen's neighbour
  • Humiliated Zhang Zicheng while washing his car and parked in between his car, was punched by Zhang Yizheng
  • Demanded $10 thousand for his injuries from Zhang Zicheng and Zhang Yizheng
  • Demanded another $10 thousand after being harassed by Ma Tongren not to harass Zhang Zicheng, demanding Zhang Zicheng a total of $20 thousand
  • Fought with an old man over an elevator
1, 3-4, 7, 10, 12, 18-20
Adele Wong
王筱惠
Fang Ziling
方姿灵
Villain

Evon Fang

  • Zhang Zicheng's ex-superior
  • Picking hard times and keeping on humiliating Zhang Zicheng with Chen Jiande causing Zhang Zicheng to get highest votes to leave the company
1-5
Kathy Fung
冯秀華
Gao Juanjuan
高娟娟
Insurance Office (保险公司)

(Does Not Exist in Zicheng's Reality)

  • In love with Zhang Zicheng
  • Hu Jiaofen's rival in love
  • Demanded $50 thousand from Zhang Zicheng and humiliated Hu Jiaofen and flew away with Ma Tongren to Bali (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
13-16, 18-19
Haden Hee
许立楷
Hong Mingyang
洪名杨
Villain

Mr Hong (洪老板)

  • Modelling Agency's client
  • Zhang Yijing's ex-boyfriend
  • Toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings and lied in stating that he had legally divorced his ex-wife. Broke up with Zhang Yijing after seeing scars on her face (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • Was shown that he had toyed with Zhang Yijing's feelings after Zhang Zicheng helped Zhang Yijing in looking disfigured
4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 16-17, 20

Cameo appearances

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Marcus Mok
莫健发
You Zhi
佑治
  • Zhang Zicheng's ex-overall supervisor
1-2
Kenneth Chung
钟坤华
Jeft
  • Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
1-2
Terence Tay
郑仲伟
Chen Jiande
陈建德
Villain
  • Zhang Zicheng's ex-colleague
1-2
Cansen Goh
吴开深
Peter
皮特
Villain
  • Modelling Agency's ex-manager
  • Zhang Yijing's model instructor
  • Arrested after harassing Zhang Zicheng for $200 thousand and slashed Zhang Yijing, causing her to be disfigured (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
1, 3-8, 16
Chase Tan
陈锦宏
Shawn
  • Came from London
  • Huang Qiqi's friend
3-4
Sherraine Law
罗翊琦
Shirley
雪莉
  • Modelling Agency's model
  • Zhang Yijing's friend
4-5, 17
Nico Chua
蔡伟彬
Fion Zhou
  • Hired Hu Jiaofen as a part-time maid to help her tidy the house
  • Zhou Yuzhe's younger sister
7-8, 11, 15
Teo Serli
张思丽
Sun
  • Zhang Zicheng's communter
7-8
Benjamin Josiah Tan
陈俊铭
Xavier
  • Zhang Yijing's customer
10
Tan Tiow Im

陈天祥

Uncle Shui

水伯

  • An old man who stays at the nursing home
1-2, 7

Awards & Nominations

A Million Dollar Dream is up for 6 nominations.

The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Serial are Blessings 2, Say Cheese , VIC & You Can Be An Angel 3.

It won 3 out of 6 nominations , which are Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress & Best Actor.

Star Awards 2019

Star Awards – Acting Awards
AccoladesNomineesCategoryResult
Star Awards 2019 Award Ceremony
红星大奖2019颁奖礼
Joel Choo
朱哲伟
Best Newcomer
最佳新人奖
Nominated
He Yingying
何盈莹
Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Nominated
Chen Shucheng
陈澍城
Best Supporting Actor
最佳男配角
Won
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉
Best Actress
最佳女主角
Won
Chen Hanwei
陈汉玮
Best Actor
最佳男主角
Won
N/ABest Drama Serial
最佳电视剧
Nominated

Original Sound Track (OST)

No. Song Title Singer(s)
1)幸福感
(Main Song for the series)
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮
2)终于失恋Ling Kai 铃凯

See also

References

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