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The Ultimate Addiction
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點金勝手
Genre	Drama
Created by	Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by	Pong Mei Feng 彭美鳳 Wong Siu Lung 黃小龍 Cheung Shu Kuk 張雪菊 Chum Kin Wai 譚劍偉 Wong Beng Yee 黃秉怡 Yiu Fuk Hing 邱福慶 Wong Siew Ching 黃秀清 Mok Chee Kai 莫志佳 Yong Zi Kei 容子棋 Choong Ching Lung 鍾正龍 Cheung Hui Hin 張慧賢 Oon Kum Fong 温淦鋒 Kui Yin Hwan 區彦媛 Lee Hui Yee 李慧儀
Directed by	Yip Chan Hui 葉鎮輝 Leung Kai Yuen 梁棨源 Wong Wai Meng 黃偉明 Hui Rui Ping 許瑞平 Leung Chong Xun 梁崇勳
Starring	Bosco Wong Kate Tsui Nancy Wu Sharon Chan Ben Wong Elena Kong Toby Leung MC Jin Gloria Tang
Opening theme	Challenge (考驗) by Fred Cheng
Ending theme	Tight Game (棋逢敵手) by Hubert Wu & Kate Tsui
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Tommy Leung
Producer	Chong Wai-kin
Production location	Hong Kong
Editors	Pong Mei Feng 彭美鳳 Ng Lap Guang 伍立光
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade, HD Jade
Release	2 June (2014-06-02) – 11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)
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The Ultimate Addiction (Chinese: 點金勝手) is a 30-episode Hong Kong television drama that is produced by Chong Wai-kin for TVB. The story centers on a group of individuals working in Hong Kong's financial world and stock market. It stars Bosco Wong, Kate Tsui and Nancy Wu as the main leads. A costume fitting was held on 21 August 2013 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio Four at 12:30PM.

When Heaven Burns in 2011.

Development and casting

In late June 2013, TVB announced that the studios were preparing for a new drama that was "tailor-made" for Michael Miu, which he later confirmed. The following week, Bosco Wong and Sharon Chan were confirmed to star. In July 2013, Nancy Wu joined the cast, followed by Kate Tsui, Ben Wong, and Elena Kong.

On August 6, 2013, Miu dropped out due to unforeseen schedule conflicts. His role would not be replaced, and Bosco Wong would be leading from start to finish. On 10 August, Fred Cheng was confirmed to have joined the project, but left the cast in October 2013 due to his involvement in singing competition, Voice of Stars.

Synopsis

Cheuk Yuk (Bosco Wong)is a major figure in the financial industry who has no problems with crossing boundaries and playing dirty tricks for his own benefits. For this, he has long been a target of the Commercial Crime Bureau. Cheuk Yuk is much obsessed in the game of money and power, such that he neglects his family and friends. His wife and master have successively died because of him; however, he still felt no remorse, and instead, his ways have even worsened. Cheuk Yuk's brother-in-law, Chow San Yung (Ben Wong), being a member of the CCB, vows to have Cheuk Yuk prosecuted and brought to justice. His senior Ho Seung Yi (Sharon Chan) and subordinate Chi Nga (Kate Tsui) also work together with him to collect evidence. San Yung, at first, had high hopes for Chi Nga and even views her as his apprentice; however, Chi Nga suddenly resigns from her position as a CCB member and joins Cheuk Yuk's company. She first gains the trust of Cheuk Yuk's second wife, Fong Ming Yu (Nancy Wu) and then assists Cheuk Yuk to battle the female tycoon of the financial industry, Chai Pui Fan (Elena Kong). Eventually, Chi Nga seems to have the entire situation under her control, and even Cheuk Yuk's fiery ambition appears to have been engulfed. In the battlefield of the financial industry, where there is countless bloodshed and slaughtering, who will decide the final victory?

Cast and characters

The Cheuk Family

The Ho Family

Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB)

Others

Viewership ratings

International broadcast

•  Malaysia - 8TV (Malaysia) begins 6 September 2016.
•  Singapore - Mediacorp Channel U (debut 19 January 2017)

References

1. "《點金勝手》 "Midas" Costume Fitting". 21 August 2013.
2. 疑因片中見反共標語 《點金勝手》內地遭禁播. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
3. "My stage: Michael Miu says having fun is the best". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. "Kuangaitvb @ Weibo". Kuangaitvb (in Chinese). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
5. ^ "Michael Miu leaves new drama". IHKTV (in Chinese). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
6. "Kuangaitvb @ Weibo". Ming Pao via Weibo (in Chinese). 10 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
7. "Fred Cheng leaves 'Midas' to prepare for 'Voice of Stars'". IHKTV (in Chinese). 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
8. "The Ultimate Addiction 《点金胜手》 - Toggle". Toggle. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.

External links

• K-TVB.net
• The Ultimate Addiction Official Website

• TVB dramas
• Hong Kong drama television series
• Television series set in the 2010s
• 2014 Hong Kong television series debuts
• 2014 Hong Kong television series endings
• Television censorship in China
• Censored television series
• Works banned in China