Title: Dicey Business
Description: General Discussion Thread
GeLiGuoLu - November 14, 2006 10:39 PM (GMT)
The official site is up! :pointdown:
Dicey Business Official Site
Synopsis
流落異鄉
甚有賭術天份的齊歡暢﹝歐陽震華飾﹞18歲便躋身世界撲克王大賽,而且被視為奪魁熱門。可惜,暢年少氣盛,在賽前關頭,受到對手喬正初﹝苗僑偉飾﹞的女朋友藍小茵﹝郭少芸飾﹞誘惑,一時意亂情迷,竟然遺失3歲的親弟齊歡樂﹝黃宗澤飾﹞。結果決賽時候,暢徬徨不安,賭不下去,賽事宣佈中止。初不費吹灰之力,重重打擊了暢。
暢自始沉淪,以賭麻醉,且交上「衰運」,逢賭必輸,結果惹上一屁股賭債,輾轉流落菲律賓,可幸,遇上熱心助人的周福榮﹝許紹雄飾﹞。
榮用苦肉計幫暢戒賭,暢感動不已,決重新做人。暢又因榮的關係,重遇當年積怨的初。初竟不計前嫌為暢安排工作,幫他賺錢還債,暢對初感激,視為恩人。暢、初、榮更成為好朋友。
兄弟相見不相認
暢返港尋親時,重遇在菲律賓賭場認識的李青雲﹝宣萱飾﹞。雲急需還債,強行拿走暢的錢還債去。暢拿雲沒辦法,只好就範。暢搬入新屋,沒想到要與隱閉青年張來富同住。
幾經轉折,暢查得雙親已逝,決誓要尋回親弟,未料,富竟是齊歡樂。可惜,富當年被拐後,忘卻雙親和兄長,兄弟相見不相認。
暢發現富甚具賭的天份,能對52隻撲克牌過目不忘。暢著初安排讓富到賭場當DEALER,算是給富重新投入社會的機會。富不知就裡,漸漸視初為偶像,關係比跟暢更要好。
好友決裂.埋下伏線
暢獲賭場集團大老闆賞識,沒經初意見,直接欽點暢當賭場監控主任。事情令初對暢萌生介蒂。
另方面,初對好賭成性的雲﹝宣萱飾﹞心動,甚至因她安危而失去理智,踩中老千陷阱,因而承受重大的名譽和金錢損失,被威脅同流合污,策劃欺詐賭場。
暢知悉,勸初收手,奈何,初勢成騎虎,反過來對暢起戒心。及後,初借助老千集團勢力,陷害暢。兩人從此決裂。
初私心作祟,把富立為入室弟子,將富扯入賭海。初以防萬一,還收賣了富的夢中情人譚珠美﹝楊怡飾﹞,藉此進一步控制富。
兩雄相鬥
另一邊廂,落難的暢得雲扶持,熬過難關,兩人相處融洽。暢對雲情深,奈何,雲情傾初。曾經屬於暢的親情、愛情和事業,都恍惚輸了給初,更甚者,初為求勝利,既然間接令榮死去。暢盛怒難平,決跟初正面交鋒。暢得茵幫忙,參加超級賭王爭霸戰,年隔20多年,雙雄再次在賭檯上一較高下。賭局誰勝誰負?
誓死反撲
富和初的感情遠比暢想像來得深厚。初推波助瀾,富反而視親兄暢為仇人。初利用富的賭技,一方面為錢追擊賭場,一方面令富和暢兄弟相殘。
最後,暢和富兄弟會否和好?雲對初及暢又如何選擇?心謀遠慮的初,結局又如何?| QUOTE |
Wandering Destitute Far From Home
The talented gambling artist, Cheung (Bobby Au Yeung), entered a worldwide card playing tournament when he was 18 years old and was regarded as the favorite to win. However due to the follies of youth, Cheung was seduced by Yan (Florence Kwok), who was Chor’s (Michael Miu’s) girlfriend. Due to the distraction, Cheung also became separated from his 3 year old younger brother, Lok (Bosco Wong). In the finals tournament, Cheung could not concentrate on his game and lost the competition. Without using much effort, Chor was able to attack Cheung on multiple levels.
Since his defeat, Cheung gambled compulsively to forget his pain. However, each time he gambled, he lost and accumulated massive debts. Cheung finally ended up destitute in the Philippines. Luckily he encountered Wing (Benz Hui) who helped Cheung to quit his gambling habit.
Cheung was grateful for Wing’s help and turned over a new leaf. Due to Wing’s connection, Chor disregarded his past run-in with Cheung and gave him a job at the casino, allowing Cheung to pay off his gambling debts. Cheung, Wing, and Chor became good friends.
Brothers Meet But Do Not Recognize Each Other
Cheung returned to Hong Kong to look for his family members, where he encountered Wan (Jessica Hsuan) whom he had first met in the Philippines. Wan was anxious to pay off her gambling debts and therefore forcibly took Cheung’s money. Cheung was exasperated and did not know what to do with Wan. Cheung moves into a new apartment and his room mate was Foo (Bosco Wong), an autistic youth.
After many difficulties, Cheung discovered his parents had passed away and vowed to locate his younger brother. Cheung never expected Foo was his brother. Unfortunately when Foo was separated from Cheung, Foo lost all memories of his parents and elder brother. The brothers met but did not recognize each other.
Cheung discovered that Foo had a gift for gambling, displaying a photographic memory for all 52 cards in a deck. Cheung helped Foo find a job as a card dealer at Chor’s casino, hoping this would allow Foo to immerse into normal society. Gradually, Foo’s admiration for Chor grew, superceding his relationship with Cheung.
Good Friends Break Off
Cheung caught the eye of the casino owner and was promoted to Director without notifying Chor first. This aroused Chor’s jealousy and implanted a rift between the two friends.
On the other hand, Chor fell in love with Wan, even losing his cool-headedness in concern over her safety. However, Chor fell into a trap set up by a con-artist ring and his reputation and finances were threatened. Chor was forced to collaborate with the con-artist ring to cheat against the casino.
Cheung learned of Chor’s illicit actions and encouraged Chor to stop. However Chor was already involved too deep and treated Cheung's good intentions with antagonism. Supported by the con-artist ring, Chor set Cheung up and their friendship was forever broken.
To advance his self interests, Chor taught Foo advanced gambling techniques, drawing Foo deeper into the gambling world. As an extra precaution, Chor bribed Foo’s love interest, Mei (Tavia Yeung) to control Foo.
A Fight Between Two Challengers
Falling on tough times, Wan continued to support Cheung. Getting along extremely well, Cheung fell in love with Wan. However Wan still harbored feelings for Chor. The family, love relationship, and career that once belonged to Cheung were all lost to Chor.
In the process of promoting his self agenda, Chor was also implicated in Wing’s death. Cheung could no longer hold back his anger and vowed to challenge Chor at the gambling tables again. With Yan’s assistance, Cheung entered a gambling tournament. After 20 years since their last gambling tournament, the two challengers face off each other again; who will win?
A Pledge to Fight Till Death
Foo and Chor’s bond far exceeded Cheung’s imagination. Under Chor’s manipulation, Foo saw Cheung as his enemy rather than brother. Chor used Foo’s gambling skills to amass greater winnings and to damage Foo and Cheung’s brotherhood.
In the end, will brothers Foo and Cheung reconcile? How will Wan choose between Cheung and Chor? And for the calculative and manipulative Chor, what will happen to him?
Translation credits to Jaynestars.com
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GeLiGuoLu - November 14, 2006 10:40 PM (GMT)
Summaries
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Episode 1 (Nov. 20) 在一九九六年的菲律賓,香港人齊歡暢定潦倒在這異地,每天過著亳無義思的流浪日子。自暴自棄的他卻在偶然下救了同是孤身在此的周福榮;天性熱心助人的福榮收留了歡暢,更替他不斷償還賭債,欲令他回服自信。
半年過去了,歡暢仍是依然故我,更輸掉了福榮的一萬美金;福榮與歡暢理論要他振作,可惜歡暢仍執迷不悔。歡暢欲逃離福榮追問之際,卻發現福榮被人捉去,歡暢死命追蹤,竟遇上十年前「世界撲克王大賽」的對手喬本初,原來他就是一萬美金的債主。為避免本初將福榮右手廢掉,歡暢自願交出護照,直至將債務還清;原來,這一切都是福榮與本初這對好朋友的計劃。時光飛逝,又十年過去了,到了今天,本初已成為了賭場的CEO、福榮則是渡假村的經理,至於歡暢,成為了一個與世無爭的園丁。
這天福榮來機場接一批客人到賭場耍樂,客人中有一位李青雲,她除了特意帶來大批「水貨」賣及本地人外,原來此次赴菲,也是為了一個「賭」字;另一邊廂,歡暢除了園丁的身分外,他亦兼任了「賭場黑氣石」,以霉運對付客人……
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GeLiGuoLu - November 14, 2006 11:02 PM (GMT)
reserved for ~~ dunno yet
blueeberry - November 20, 2006 10:59 PM (GMT)
I just finished watching the first episode.. hehe, it's quite interesting so far... Jessica is so crazy... haha and that red gambling jacket o.O.. lol
But no Bosco yet~~ I wonder when he'll turn up, and when Bobby will find him...
LoveBosco - November 20, 2006 11:05 PM (GMT)
me 2..i watch it..THANKS TO JOANNA!! :hug:
alright..well..i cant wait to see the second episode already..hahaha..its really good..lol..Jessica's jacket loll..it was soo funny..and tavia..lol..when she was talkin..it was weird..but pooor Bobby..he got beat up soooo many times...lol..u guyz cant see my face..but im like..screamin..sayin "ouch" with himm..lol..
Joanna - November 21, 2006 12:08 AM (GMT)
LoveBosco: you're welcome.. =)... i totally agree....poor Bobby.. he gets beaten so many times.. I was screaming with him too!!.. and I agree that Tavia does sound funny when she speaks.. lol
LMAO!!! Jessica's soooo CRAZY!!.. lol.. I love her "Sure Win" jacket .. XD..
I wonder when Bobby's going to find Bosco.. I can't wait to see Bosco in this series!!!!
LoveBosco - November 21, 2006 12:55 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Joanna @ Nov 21 2006, 12:08 AM) |
| I wonder when Bobby's going to find Bosco.. I can't wait to see Bosco in this series!!!! |
the end of 3rd..HAHA..but than Bobby didnt know its him yet..but later he will find out..hahaha..and than i think in episode 6..BOSCO'S GONNA HAVE A BIG MAKEOVER!!!!..u gonna see the handsome Bosco..HAHHA..CANT WAIT!!!!
source@TVB WEEKLY..HAHAHAHAA
kozzi - November 21, 2006 03:04 AM (GMT)
wow that was a good episode! And i'm not saying this just because this is a bosco series (I mean, he didn't even appear in this episode)...
But overall, I was not disappointed! I love how there are random comedic moments sort of sprinkled into the plot haha. When Wing fell Bobby, and when the bottle smashed Bobby in the head. lol I couldn't help but lol.
Oh, and I didn't know Tavia plays a ditzy chick. lol
Kylie - November 22, 2006 02:45 AM (GMT)
Yeah, I'm enjoying the series so far. Just finished epi 2. All the characters are quite refreshing, it had been so long since the last gamble series. Jessica is just nutty with her red underwear :grin: And Tavia can't contain herself when she start rambling :socute:
Can't wait for the next epi, since Bosco will finally appear. He does look really scary from the preview at the end of epi 2.
joyce20176 - November 22, 2006 03:42 AM (GMT)
I just watched the first episode, and it quite good so far. Jessica is so funny when she is gamble, it is a diffrent role for her, Bobby is so funny too, hahaha it funny how Ben called Bobby "baby", it cracked me up lol...Tavia is pretty but she is a lil too tan ;), she speak funny. I cant wait to see Bosco appear, and hear the sub song by him too ;).
sanmei_h - November 22, 2006 05:29 AM (GMT)
watched up to 2nd...it is so hilarious...i luv how Benz speak to his Honey and Baby..so funny..
and I luv Honey...he is so YING...so MAN...
kikilala - November 22, 2006 04:18 PM (GMT)
sad to say, for some unknown reason, i havent really been enjoying this drama so far...hopefully it'll get better w/ time...cz i know bosco's been putting a lot into this drama...~
sanmei_h - November 23, 2006 06:43 AM (GMT)
actually did you guys notice in the poster, Bosco and Michael do look alike... like father and son...
anticipating for epi 3...
GeLiGuoLu - November 23, 2006 06:59 AM (GMT)
I just finished the episodes 1-4 in one sitting... OMG .... my heart was aching and my tears kept dripping at the end of 4... FuFu had such a tramatizing childhood :bawl: ... Jessica is the only person that cares for him... but now Bobby is beginning to empathize
vickylim81 - November 23, 2006 08:10 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (sanmei_h @ Nov 23 2006, 02:43 PM) |
actually did you guys notice in the poster, Bosco and Michael do look alike... like father and son... anticipating for epi 3... |
yea..they do have some look alike parts...hehe both oso so MAN and 型.hahhaa though Bosco still have some boyish look (lol he's only 26 anyway) :keke:
clevergurl55 - November 24, 2006 03:26 AM (GMT)
onlyo n ep 3 so far and so far, I'm LOVING IT!! :D lol I"m so glad tht bosco appeared early on in the series and the story's pretty interesting so far...
blueeberry - November 24, 2006 09:48 AM (GMT)
haha, I should be STUDYING... >.> but DB is just too good. ^^
I'm loving the cast~ beginning to like Micheal a lot recently for some reason, then there's Bobby who is so funny, then Bobby and Jessica together is even more lol, and theres's Tavia .. and don't even have to say about Bosco.. haha
Anyways~~ Poor Bosco('s character) *sniff sniff* no wonder he's like that now... :(
Hope he's all better soon!
Anyway, I never knew Bobby could cry so well~ so.. he's good at comedy AND tragedy? woo..
Oh and don't eat so many cup noodles Bosco! Not good for you :P
LoveBosco - November 24, 2006 11:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (GeLiGuoLu @ Nov 23 2006, 06:59 AM) |
| I just finished the episodes 1-4 in one sitting... OMG .... my heart was aching and my tears kept dripping at the end of 4... FuFu had such a tramatizing childhood :bawl: ... Jessica is the only person that cares for him... but now Bobby is beginning to empathize |
OMG!!me 2!!...i was cryin like retard...especially at the end..poor babyyyy..i want to give him a HUGE hug!!!!!!!!! :bawl:
GeLiGuoLu - December 25, 2006 10:10 PM (GMT)
OMG OMG OMG
:yea: :yea: :yea:
Episode 26 was just toooooo GOOD!!!
BoTa~~~ together at last~~~ and the way it developed was just toooo hilarious :keke:
I almost killed my plush toy watching this episode... squeezed it to death :hug:
*catch breath* Bosco is just too manly ~~ so handsome ~~ when he begins to turn materialistic
sooern - December 26, 2006 09:16 AM (GMT)
YA!
EPISODE 26 WAS JUS TOOOOOOOOOOO
NICE.
I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THEM LARRS!
here's my bosco and tavia site photoalbum.
u can get the screen caps here[:
PHOTOALBUMARGHH.
so nice..
aww~~
GeLiGuoLu - December 26, 2006 10:47 PM (GMT)
from my post in the Bobby & Bosco thread @ AF
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These "young brother turning against older brother" stories have been played out N-times in those mega-long-series like CBWH, SOH, etc. I have to say, this one pinches me hardest in the guts. I love the story of the Bobby&Bosco more than any other. Byebye Adam&Gallen, Felix&Deric, etc. B&B have got to be best of the best.
In the past, I'd care less if the brothers reconcile at the end. Cuz the older brother is always blindly and unrealistically forgiving, the younger brother always unreasonably jealous and become merciless. This one... it hurts to see them hurt each other.
Bobby's caring love is intensified by his unresolved guilt. As if not hard enough to accept he lost his own younger brother, 2 decades of physical and mental abuse descend upon the little precious he once held on his lap. The consequences of his own negligence is more than what Bobby expected. If he didn't give up on himself for 20yrs, he could have found his brother sooner and ended his misery sooner. He knows very well there is no way to repay. His only way, to do what ever is best for Bosco, to accept whatever mistakes he may make, because no mistake could match the one he once made.
Bosco's prolonged seclusion from human contact makes him gullible and defenseless against the manipulation of his idol and mentor. Even Bobby was once played by the still-kind-hearted Michael; how could Bosco see the true intensions of the agenda-driven CEO, who appears to treat him better than any other person in his miserable past? And of all the women in the world, he happens to lay his just-open-eyes on the most materialistic of them all. "My idol tells me I should lie and cheat to achieve my goals. My girlfriend tells me money could buy anyone happiness. They get what they want, so who am I to argue? My so-called brother keeps asking me to give up the things I love... from the garbage in my flat from which I find comfort, to the poker cards from which I find confidence, to the money in my wallet from which I find dignity... must I give it up for his sake? No - I don't have to. ----- But at the end of the day, when my idol plays me like a pawn, when my girlfriend loves me for money (his POV), I will see... the big-tummy roommate that cooked and cleaned for me... still sitting on that crappy sofa in the dinky flat that I hid my most carefree days. "
Bobby and Bosco have great chemistry... the more I watch, the more they seem like brothers... hehe
PS: I'm 13yrs older than my younger brother... the times when he was little, I felt like a sis and a mom, cooking and looking after him, thus I feel I could relate to Bobby's character. |
anicheung - December 27, 2006 01:39 AM (GMT)
I saw a clip on YouTube of episode 26 with the part where ah Fu declares that he's had a crush on Mimi ever since the first time he saw her. It was so sudden and the way that Bosco presented it was so... well, I don't know how to describe it.
But these are the type of Bosco performances that I love! He's not quite losing his temper, but he's speaking his mind and he's letting people know exactly what he's thinking and feeling.
If I were Tavia, I would have just melted. :blush: He was being so "man" and I love seeing scenes like that. lol
vickylim81 - December 27, 2006 01:37 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (anicheung @ Dec 27 2006, 09:39 AM) |
I saw a clip on YouTube of episode 26 with the part where ah Fu declares that he's had a crush on Mimi ever since the first time he saw her. It was so sudden and the way that Bosco presented it was so... well, I don't know how to describe it.
But these are the type of Bosco performances that I love! He's not quite losing his temper, but he's speaking his mind and he's letting people know exactly what he's thinking and feeling.
If I were Tavia, I would have just melted. :blush: He was being so "man" and I love seeing scenes like that. lol |
lol i have to agree with you..i like that part very much too..another part that i like is where they start to go out (when 小富富 wait for her with his new car)...the way they look at each other & communicate..just so cute & adorable!!
stawbewii - December 28, 2006 01:06 AM (GMT)
I love this series too much!! Not just coz bosco's in it...but the storyline, the cast...just EVERYTHING!! I've only seen episode #13!! :love: hmm...when does bosco's character know that bobby's character is his brother??
anita - December 28, 2006 08:18 AM (GMT)
i finished watching till ep30 and OMG bosco's character is growing more villian-ish =O
I cant stand watching him act these roles but I hope it will be one of the breakthrough characters for bosco in 2007 TVB anniversary!!
Bosco and Tavia are such a cute pairing!! He keeps saying to tavia "sor juu" and hugging her head!! *aww* =)
sooern - December 28, 2006 08:53 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (anita @ Dec 28 2006, 03:18 AM) |
i finished watching till ep30 and OMG bosco's character is growing more villian-ish =O
I cant stand watching him act these roles but I hope it will be one of the breakthrough characters for bosco in 2007 TVB anniversary!!
Bosco and Tavia are such a cute pairing!! He keeps saying to tavia "sor juu" and hugging her head!! *aww* =) |
how did u manage to watch till episode 30 so fast??
BOTA IS GETTING SWEETER THAN EVER~
anita - December 28, 2006 09:31 AM (GMT)
^sooern
It is already released in Australia.
sooern - December 28, 2006 09:35 AM (GMT)
whoa cool,
it finished releasing?
so great
CANT WAIT! <3
anita - December 28, 2006 09:55 AM (GMT)
it hasnt finished releasing..
sooern - December 28, 2006 11:03 AM (GMT)
ohhh.(:
i went to a thread in AF and it's also till episode 30..
seems so nice.
cant wait!
jo_lynn - December 28, 2006 02:32 PM (GMT)
I feel like crying! :wail:
I can't surf most of the sites and most importantly, I can't watch DB online! :rain:
Today's episode is very nice... but I can't watch!! :sob: T^T
What am I going to do?? Hope BT can work for me! pray hard!!
stawbewii - January 1, 2007 04:46 AM (GMT)
aww...does bosco's character turn evil?? i am only up to episode #16! and not much has happened yet...so i'm waiting!! Has anyone watched the whole series yet? or is it not released...coz i no the ending is airing in hk this week, but i was just wondering, if any1 has seen it earlier or something..?
flor.a - January 1, 2007 08:31 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (stawbewii @ Jan 1 2007, 12:46 AM) |
| aww...does bosco's character turn evil?? i am only up to episode #16! and not much has happened yet...so i'm waiting!! Has anyone watched the whole series yet? or is it not released...coz i no the ending is airing in hk this week, but i was just wondering, if any1 has seen it earlier or something..? |
Bosco doesnt really turn evil, but his hair is extremely hot when he somewhat does.=)
LoveBosco - January 1, 2007 09:11 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (flor.a @ Jan 1 2007, 08:31 PM) |
| Bosco doesnt really turn evil, but his hair is extremely hot when he somewhat does.=) |
OMG!!..yes..HIS HAIR!!HOTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! :love:
blueeberry - January 1, 2007 11:45 PM (GMT)
I wouldn't say Bosco turns evil, he was more just manipulated by Micheal's character. Read GL's long and such well written post on the previous page.. hehe
Haha! But yea... his haaair! <3
Aw, Bota just broke up... I'm hoping for more scenes of them together. Me go watch epi 31 .. hehe
stawbewii - January 2, 2007 07:34 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (flor.a @ Jan 1 2007, 03:31 PM) |
| QUOTE (stawbewii @ Jan 1 2007, 12:46 AM) | | aww...does bosco's character turn evil?? i am only up to episode #16! and not much has happened yet...so i'm waiting!! Has anyone watched the whole series yet? or is it not released...coz i no the ending is airing in hk this week, but i was just wondering, if any1 has seen it earlier or something..? |
Bosco doesnt really turn evil, but his hair is extremely hot when he somewhat does.=)
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haha...thanks for letting me know! I will watch his hair, when it comes to that part =P hehe :keke:
vickylim81 - January 2, 2007 08:32 AM (GMT)
not only the hair..but the way he dress - smart casual...damn HOT!!! **droolzzz** wahahahah...is just so irresistable charming!! :socute: :love: :blush:
stawbewii - January 2, 2007 07:11 PM (GMT)
I like his hair when he is....the little shy ah fu!! It's soo cute~ :love:
vickylim81 - January 3, 2007 01:52 PM (GMT)
hey anyone saw bosco's car in episode 29 min 34.55?? i was so excited upon seeing it..hahaha!!
kelly - January 3, 2007 02:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (vickylim81 @ Jan 3 2007, 09:52 AM) |
| hey anyone saw bosco's car in episode 29 min 34.55?? i was so excited upon seeing it..hahaha!! |
izzit is bosco angry about tavia???