Scavengers' Paradise

Released: 2005-04-11

Runtime: 45 minutes

Episode Overview

TANG WAI CHEUNG comes to Hong Kong from his hometown to look for his relatives but he is cheated on the street. Unexpectedly, the cheater is his young uncle, TANG KING CHAN. CHAN mistakes that CHEUNG comes to recover his money, and he lies to him that the person he looks for is dead. CHEUNG is very sad, as he cannot return the favor to his young uncle, who has given him a candy when they were very young. CHAN then laughs and tells him the truth. CHEUNG pays the rents for CHAN to the second landlord, LO SAM KU, and this makes CHAN think that he has a lot of money. CHEUNG is bathing at home and he is mistaken by the flat-mate, CHENG PIK WAN, to be a lustful man. Hearing the noises, other flat-mates, KWAN TAK SING and LAU SHEK KIN come and hit CHEUNG and they later know that it is a mistake. CHAN suggests CHEUNG to do business, but he says that all his money has nearly spent, to which CHAN angers……

Series Overview

Mainland youngster TANG WAI CHEUNG (KWOK CHUN ON) looks for his future father-in-law LING SING PO (CHUN WONG) with an old Hong Kong address passed on by his late mother. Unfortunately, PO moved a long time ago. With nowhere else to stay, CHEUNG lives with his young uncle TANG KING CHAN (MA KWOK MING). CHAN bluffs to his relatives about his wealth, but in fact, he is seriously in debt. In order to pay off CHAN’s debt, CHEUNG takes any jobs that he can find, and experiences the real world. CHEUNG and his flatmate CHENG PIK WAN (WU, MYOLIE) encourage each other to work hard and slowly fall in love. Meanwhile, a rich man’s daughter LING FUNG (KONG CHERIE, CHERRY) dislikes the arranged marriage her parents set up for her and runs away from home. She somehow ends up settling down in the flat where CHEUNG and CHAN live. FUNG complains about everything in the flat. CHEUNG cannot stand her and fights with her all the time. On the other hand, CHAN is attracted by FUNG’s beauty…