Inbound Troubles
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Inbound Trouble's promo poster
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by |
Lung Man-hong (executive) Wong Cho-lam Ma Yim MoMo Tong Kin-ping |
| Starring |
Roger Kwok Wong Cho-lam Joey Meng Ivana Wong Angela Tong Tommy Wong Helena Law Mimi Chu Bowie Wu |
| Theme music composer | Ivana Wong |
| Opening theme | "大家" (Everyone) by Ivana Wong & Wong Cho-lam |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tommy Leung |
| Producer(s) | Wong Wai-sing |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network |
Jade HD Jade |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 14 January – 8 February 2013 |
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| Chinese | 老表，你好嘢！ | ||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "cousin, you are good!" | ||||||||
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| Yale Romanization | Lóuh bíu, néih hóu yéh |
| Jyutping | Lou5 Biu2, Nei5 Hou2 Je5 |
Inbound Troubles (Chinese: 老表，你好嘢！; literally "cousin, you are good!"), is a Hong Kong television comedy-drama serial produced by TVB and Wong Wai-sing. The serial, which touches on the growing cultural differences between Hong Kong and mainland China, premiered on Monday, 14 January 2013 on Jade and HD Jade, and ran for 20 episodes.
Filming took place in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Qingyuan from June to September 2012. The first trailer debuted at TVB's Sales Presentation 2013 event on November 8, 2012.
Inbound Troubles had the highest-rated Hong Kong serial debut in 2013. The first episode attracted over 2.12 million viewers. Praised for its "realistic portrayal" of Hong Kong's current social issues, the serial has received favourable reviews.
Aiming to become the best tour guide in the industry, Ng Ka-yee (Roger Kwok) sets up a travel agency with his girlfriend Szema Shuk-ching (Angela Tong) but he goes bankrupt and owes a huge debt after being cheated by others. Ka-yee wishes to pass the last few months of bankruptcy peacefully and start a new chapter with Shuk-ching after marriage. However, Shuk-ching falls in love with his best friend Ching Siu-shan (Bob) and Ka-yee is devastated. During the time, Ka-yee runs into the newly immigrated social worker Yik Suet-fei (Joey Meng), his Dongguan cousin Choi Sum (Wong Cho-lam) who dreams to be a singer in Hong Kong and the old singer Monrole (Mimi Chu) who is looking for free meals everywhere. In addition, his younger sister Ng Chi-ching (Ivana Wong) also returns to Hong Kong by lying to him that she has completed her master's degree in Taiwan already. Different culture and lifestyles between Hong Kong and mainland China create family farce every day. Used to be a coward with low self-esteem for all his life, Ka-yee suddenly wakes up and discovers his ultimate dream…
Inbound Troubles suffered brief media censorship in mainland China a week before its official broadcast. Trailers of the serial that aired on TVB's overseas mainland channels were replaced with local Chinese television ads instead. China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television never released an official statement for why the trailers were censored. Nonetheless, Inbound Troubles premiered on overseas channels and mainland Chinese video streaming websites as scheduled on 14 January.
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