| Of Greed and Ants | |
|---|---|
| 黃金有罪 | |
| Created by | Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Starring | Eddie Cheung Siu-fai Edwin Siu Tony Hung Elaine Yiu Ben Wong Jeannie Chan |
| Opening theme | Chase For (快閃) by Fred Cheng |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Amy Wong |
| Production locations | Hong Kong, Thailand |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 6 January (2020-01-06) – 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) |
Of Greed and Ants (Chinese: 黃金有罪; lit. 'Gold is Guilty') is a drama series produced by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited that is based on the history and scandal surrounding the Carrian Group and its founder, George Tan. The drama also makes numerous references to the 1980s.
The series aired in January 2020, and concluded its run on 14 February that same year.
Plot
The series began in Hong Kong during the 1970s, an era in which Hong Kong's economy experienced rapid growth. Thai Chinese Gordon Wing Muk-Tong changed his view on life and left for Hong Kong after his father suffered a tragic fate at the hands of gangsters in Thailand. After witnessing the power of the stock market, he plotted to become a stock manipulator so as to control the stock market. The lives of two young men would be affected by him as he slowly rises to power.
Reception
It was given a rating of 7.1/10 on Douban and received 2 billion views in China. The way the story is unfolded is similar to the commercially successful 1992 TVB drama The Greed Of Man whereby flashbacks were used.
References
- "【岑傲明視評】《黃金有罪》：黃金年代" [(Shum O Ming's Television Critique) Of Greed and Ants: The Golden Age]. Ming Pao Weekly (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
...以八十年代香港為背景，上一代不難看出故事以當年佳寧案為藍本，主角張兆輝的角色原型正是佳寧案主腦陳松青。此案是堪稱本港歷史上最大型的貪污詐騙案，《廉政行動》九十年代都拍過了，至此對八十後已經很陌生，可以當作全新故事觀賞。(...it takes place in Hong Kong in the 1980s, and older generations will find it easy to see it uses the Carrian Scandal from that era as a blueprint, and Eddie Cheung Siu-fai's role is based on the mastermind of the Carrian Scandal, George Tan. The Carrian Scandal is called the biggest corruption and fraud scandal in Hong Kong's history, and it was a topic covered by the "ICAC Investigators" drama series in the 1990s. By now, the scandal is a distant memories for those born in the 1980s, so they can treat this as an entirely new storyline.)
- https://www.jaynestars.com/news/eddie-cheung-goes-from-rags-to-riches-for-tvbs-of-greed-and-ants/ 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- https://www.jaynestars.com/news/of-greed-and-ants-receives-2-billion-views/ 7 February 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- TVB 再探讨人性 |《黄金有罪》真实改编轰动大马的「佳宁案」^https://www.chapters.com.my/%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E6%97%85%E6%B8%B8-tvb-%E5%86%8D%E6%8E%A2%E8%AE%A8%E4%BA%BA%E6%80%A7-%E3%80%8A%E9%BB%84%E9%87%91%E6%9C%89%E7%BD%AA%E3%80%8B-20200123/ Retrieved 30 August 2020.