My Buddy (TV series)

My Buddy (难兄烂弟)
Genre	Family, light-hearted, PG
Written by	Zhao Zhijian （赵志坚）
Directed by	Lin Mingzhe （林明哲） Wu Yulin (邬毓琳）
Starring	Christopher Lee Zheng Geping Eelyn Kok Carole Lin Aileen Tan Ng Hui
Opening theme	总会有一天 by Milubing 迷路兵
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer(s)	Wu Yulin (邬毓琳）
Running time	approx. 45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release	8 July – 4 August 2009
Chronology
Preceded by	The Ultimatum
Followed by	Heart of Greed
External links
Website

My Buddy (simplified Chinese: 难兄烂弟) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 8 July 2009 and ended on 4 August 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The drama is produced by Matrix Vision Productions.

Zeng You Quan, (Paul Chan) aged 40, is a single and an honest man and works in an air-con company as a supervisor. His mother died early and his irresponsible father suddenly went missing. Being the eldest in the family, You Quan had to take care of his two sisters.

His sister, Zhi Ling, is already 35 and still single. Zhi Ling is unsociable and stingy, thus You Quan is worried that she will remain single. Hence, he is always trying to matchmake Zhi Ling but is always unsuccessful. Unknown to him, Zhi Ling is actually secretly in love with a guy.

The youngest sister, Zhi Mei, aged 26 is a university graduate. In order to let her pursue her studies in University, You Quan took loans from banks. However, after graduating, Zhi Mei does not take her job seriously and is always changing jobs. Obsessed with her material needs, she often asks You Quan for money.

You Quan have a buddy, so-called ‘Brother’, Tan Ying Bang (Pound) aged 39. They grew up together in the kampong. When You Quan’s mother was seriously ill, Ying Bang accompanied him to search for his father and got hit on the head by You Quan’s father. You Quan feels guilty over this incident. Since then, whenever Ying Bang gets into trouble, You Quan will go all the way out to help him.

Although Ying Bang is married, he still womanizes and is not down to earth. He is always thinking of earning easy money and will resort to all means. His sister, Tan Mei Jin (US dollar) aged 33 is ugly but has a kind and pure heart. She runs a stall in the market selling bras with her sister-in-law. Mei Jin likes You Quan since young and will always try to get close to him.

However, You Quan only treats Mei Jin as a sister and though he is not able to endure her entanglements, he cannot bear to reject her. You Quan though has someone in mind, Lee Ru Yi, aged 35, his boss’ daughter. 8 years ago, when Ru Yi got married, You Quan was heartbroken and got drunk. When he woke up and found Mei Jin in bed besides him, he feels extremely guilty. It is this guilt that drives You Quan to always help Ying Bang and Mei Jin.

One day, You Quan receives a call from his sister asking him to rush home immediately as an unknown woman appeared at their house. You Quan find out later that this woman is their stepmother, Ye Pei Yi, aged 38. Upon receiving news that their father died, the children felt no sadness as for so many years, he had not been with them.

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