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A Million Dollar Dream

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A Million Dollar Dream
给我一百万
GenreDrama
Family
Fantasy
Written byLau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Directed byMartin Chan 陈金祥
Chen Yi You 陈忆幼
StarringChen Hanwei
Zoe Tay
Edwin Goh
He Ying Ying
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)
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release9 April (2018-04-09) –
4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)

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. It stars Chen Hanwei, Zoe Tay, Edwin Goh and He Ying Ying.

Cast

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Luo (Yu'ai)'s family

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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
  • 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
  • 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 ex-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

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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
  • Odd-job worker
  • 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 aunt
  • Committed suicide in Episode 11 due to suffering from depression (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
5-6, 11-12, 20

Other cast members

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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
  • rich man's daughter
  • 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
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
Main Villain

Insurance Office (保险公司)

(Does Not Exist in Zicheng's Reality)

  • indirectly caused Hu Jiaofen to think that Zhang Zicheng had an affair with her, breaking apart the family (in Zhang Zicheng's dream)
  • 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
Supporting 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

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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
Main 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 and nominations

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A Million Dollar Dream is up for 6 nominations.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Accolades Nominees Category Result
Star Awards Joel Choo Best Newcomer Nominated
He Yingying Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Chen Shucheng Best Supporting Actor Won
Zoe Tay Best Actress Won
Chen Hanwei Best Actor Won
Best Drama Serial Nominated

Original Sound Track (OST)

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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

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References

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