Of Greed And Ants 黃金有罪 (TVB Drama DVD9)
The Hong Kong economy is booming in the 1970s and the stock market is a battlefield where greed is rampant. Because of his father’s misfortune, the way Wing Muk-tung (Eddie Cheung), who is Chinese Thai, sees life is turned upside down. He flees Thailand and reaches Hong Kong. He aspires to be master of the financial game as he gains insights into the power of the stock market. Righteous working class Ching Wing-chun (Edwin Siu) and his two buddies Chong Tai-hei (Tony Hung) and Luk Siu-fu (Anthony Ho) are diligent young men pursuing their dreams. However, they get their fingers burned as they are overwhelmed by stock market shock waves. Wing-chun’s home has three new lodgers, namely, Shui Man-jing (Elaine Yiu), her polar opposite younger sister Shui Man-ting (Jeannie Chan) and their mother. These two sisters are also waiting for a chance to turn their fortune around. Muk-tung life’s ambition is gradually realized as he successfully approaches tycoon Tong Ho-fung (Ben Wong). Meanwhile, Wing-chun and his chums also get involved. Their destinies are being rewritten.
七十年代香港經濟起飛,股票市場就是貪婪的戰場。泰國華僑榮木桐(張兆輝飾),因父親的悲慘遭遇,人生觀徹底扭轉。他由泰國潛逃香港,認識到股票市場的力量,立志成為操控者。草根正直的錢永進(蕭正楠飾)與好友莊帶喜(洪永城飾)、陸小虎(何遠東飾),三個各有理想的年輕人,沒想到被股壇風浪衝擊得遍體鱗傷……永進家住進三母女,姊妹水敏晶(姚子羚飾)與水敏婷(陳瀅飾)性格南轅北轍,同樣等候一個可改變命運的機會。木桐成功攀附富豪唐昊峰(黃智賢飾),逐步實現人生大計,永進等人同時被牽引,命運從此改寫……