The Ultimate Addiction
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The Ultimate Addiction official poster
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| 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 Sharon Chan Nancy Wu Ben Wong Kate Tsui Elena Kong Toby Leung MC Jin Gloria Tang Pui Yee |
| 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(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tommy Leung |
| Producer(s) | Chong Wai-kin |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Pong Mei Feng 彭美鳳 Ng Lap Guang 伍立光 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 2 June – 11 July 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Never Dance Alone |
| Followed by | Black Heart White Soul |
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| Traditional Chinese | 點金勝手 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 点金胜手 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "hand of the golden touch" | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Diǎn Jīn Shèng Shǒu |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Dím Gām Sing Sāu |
| Jyutping | Dim2 Gam1 Sing3 Sau2 |
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.A costume fitting was held on 21 August 2013 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio Four at 12:30PM.
After Episode 17, the show was blacklisted by the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, making it another Hong Kong television drama to be censored in Mainland China after When Heaven Burns in 2011.
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.
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?
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