Scavengers' Paradise ·同撈同煲

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…

cn
Drama
Family
Comedy
Created By

Wing-Chung Kwan

First Aired on

Apr 11, 2005

1 seaons till May 06, 2005

Popularity: 10.7942
0 votes
Networks
(HK)
Production

TVB (HK)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 20

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 20 episodes

Season 1

Aired

20 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 145 min

    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……

  • Episode 2Episode 245 min

    All other people blame CHEUNG fro being irresponsible for the safety of CHEUNG; WAN, who takes money as her life, is unexpectedly willing to lend money to save CHEUNG, to which CHAN feels shameful. CHAN is sad to misunderstand that CHEUNG is killed by loan shark, CHIU KAM LUI, but it turns out to be a surprising result. CHEUNG returns home safely and all are happy. CHEUNG does not get response in looking for KAU. Actually, KAU is also looking for the father of CHEUNG for a long time. Later, his wife, LAM LAN HING, reminds him, who therefore knows that he has changed his name to SING PO. PO is the boss of Man Lai Hong. He discovers that the substandard cologne has flowed out into the market and he tells the factory manager, TSE LO CHUEN, and his son, KWAN MIN, to make thorough investigation. CHUEN finds the female workers as scapegoat. CHAN does not bear to involve CHEUNG into his debt and drives him back to his hometown in anger……

  • Episode 3Episode 345 min

    After CHEUNG retrieves the briefcase from the thief and returns it to PO, he supports WAN back home and tells SING to give medical treatment on her. CHEUNG finds a job as rickshaw boy; on the other hand, CHAN finds four part-time jobs to cheat the traveling expenses. HING hires the rickshaw from CHEUNG on a contract system for shopping and causes an accident as a result. She subsequently squeezes the payment of CHEUNG. Feeling guilty of making WAN injured, CHEUNG not only sends WAN to and after work, but also secretly gives money to SING to buy first class medicine for WAN. The evildoing of CHAN is disclosed and he gets sacked from the jobs. He sees the Person Finding ad by PO and is overjoyed to tell CHEUNG, who does not want to see rich people. However, CHAN makes him subdue by Chinese tradition of filial piety. WAN thinks that CHEUNG disrespects old people and pretends to be rich to recognize PO, to which she despises……

  • Episode 4Episode 445 min

    CHEUNG and CHAN are driven out of the house. For his dignity, CHEUNG does not want to recognize PO anymore. WAN comes to know that she has mistaken CHEUNG, and she apologizes to him. The only daughter of PO, LING FUNG, is unruly and overbearing, and she has an argument with CHEUNG in the street over minor matter. MIN keeps a watchful eye on PO’s wealth. Superficially, he is always obedient to FUNG but he intends to run away with his girl friend, TIK LAI NA, after taking up the wealth of PO. SIU LUNG, the younger brother of WAN, is enrolled at a famous school, to which WAN is very happy. For revenge, FUNG hires the rickshaw of CHEUNG for three days to play game with him. WAN is set up and gets sacked while LUNG worries that WAN cannot afford to pay the school fee. CHAN tries to play a trick on FUNG as revenge for CHEUNG. After he discovers that FUNG is beautiful and rich, CHAN becomes an admirer……

  • Episode 5Episode 545 min

    Reminded by CHEUNG, WAN finally understands LUNG has his own difficulty and the sister and brother become friends again. WAN is encouraged and decides to be a hawker to sell dumplings while CHEUNG comes forward to make a wooden cart for her. FUNG asks MIN to be her model for her painting when PO is afraid that FUNG intends to open a painting exhibition. CHEUNG cherishes the rabbit dumpling that WAN gives him, for which CHAN laughs at him. CHEUNG and CHAN work as waiters at FUNG’s exhibition while the straightforwardness of CHEUNG offends FUNG. When FUNG discovers the true fact of her paintings sold at high prices, she loses her temper to PO. PO mentions again about the arranged marriage, which angers FUNG, who runs away from home. A European comes to buy dumplings from WAN, and they cannot communicate because of language problem while FUNG comes up to do the translation, to which WAN appreciates……

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