Season 1 • Episode 41
LatestMAN rushes to the villa but SUM is nowhere to be found. The water has covered SUM’s head already. MAN is about to give up his search when he notices that the sprinkler is moving. He turns his attention to the domestic helper’s house. MING tells YUEN he has planted a bomb on the 68th floor, and that If YUEN wants to save his family members, he must come and see him on his own. The police do not let YUEN do so nevertheless. So he holds LUK hostage. MING will release YUEN’s family members if YUEN kills himself. YUEN points the gun at his temple then presses the trigger. After lost in the gunfight with YUEN, MING triggers the time bomb. Meanwhile, YUEN’s voice comes out from the TV screen on the 68th floor…
Billionaire tycoon Marcus Cheuk Yat-yuen welcomes home Malaysian swindler Sha Fu-loi, who claims to be his long-lost half-brother Cheuk Yat-ming. Blinded by the assumed brotherhood, Marcus fails to recognize the true nature of Fu-loi but brings him into the hierarchy of his family banking empire. They both face dilemmas of their own in their relationships. Marcus is married to Connie Ho Tseuk-nin, but an affair with his old flame Angie Tung Ling-chi following a traumatic kidnap scare threatens to jeopardize all he has. Fu-loi secretly falls for Marcus' younger sister Rene Cheuk Yat-sum, who is torn between this fake brother and her devoted admirer Ko Tok-man. Consumed by greed and jealousy, Fu-loi eventually reveals his hidden agenda...
Acting
Gallen Lo's smoldering fraudster steals every scene with restrained menace
Production
Gilded boardrooms and luxury penthouses that scream old Hong Kong wealth
Creator
Wai-kin Chong
Ray Lui
Marcus Cheuk Yat-yuen
Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
Sha Fu-loi / Cheuk Yat-ming
Anita Yuen Wing-Yee
Rene Cheuk Yat-sum
Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying
Angie Tung Ling-chi
Jaime Chik Mei-Chun
Connie Ho Tseuk-nin
Joe Ma Tak-Chung
"Topman" Ko Tok-man
Kenneth Ma Kwok-Ming
Sha Po-loi
Sharon Chan Man-Chi
Yan Dai
Nancy Sit Ka-Yin
Musa "Mu Jie" Sheung
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Dai Wing-luk
Lau Kong
Cheuk Song-hei
Natalie Tong
Lau Fung-king
Paul Chun Pui
Fong Hok Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TVB's 2009 'family saga' format dominated Hong Kong primetime, with Born Rich exemplifying the era's obsession with tycoon dynasties and moral comeuppance. These 40+ episode runs were designed for multi-generational household viewing.
Ray Lui and Gallen Lo had previously played brothers in 1980's The Bund; their reunion here as fake siblings carried deliberate meta-weight for longtime Hong Kong viewers.
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