Overachievers

Overachievers
名門暗戰

Official poster
Genre Drama
Created by TVB
Directed by Ho Wing Lin
Lai Chun
Yeung Suet Yee
Au Ka Wai
Lo Wan Fong
Leung Man Chi
Starring Wayne Lai
Raymond Wong Ho-yin
Edwin Siu
Power Chan
Raymond Cho
Nancy Wu
Maggie Shiu
Susanna Kwan
Elliot Ngok
Grace Chan
Sisley Choi
Fred Cheng
Opening theme True Lies 真實謊言 by Susanna Kwan
Ending theme Surrender 投降吧 by Fred Cheng
The Place 地方 by Fred Cheng
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 30
Production
Producer(s) Marco Law
Location(s) Hong Kong
Editor(s) Kwan Chung-ling
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) TVB
Release
Original network TVB Jade, HD Jade
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release 4 November (2014-11-04) – 14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
External links
Website
Overachievers
Traditional Chinese 名門暗戰
Simplified Chinese 名门暗战
Literal meaning "Hidden War Within the Noble Family"

Overachievers (Chinese: 名門暗戰) is a 30-episode Hong Kong television drama produced by Marco Law for TVB and stars Wayne Lai, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Edwin Siu, Power Chan, Raymond Cho, Nancy Wu and Maggie Shiu.

Synopsis

Unhappy about being under his father Chiang Shing Tin's constant and unreasonable control, Chiang Yuen/Mike is determined to break free from his family business to start up a company of his own. After many obstacles and failures, he receives help from Hugo, Mandy, and Siu Tien, and finally begins his cellphone application company. Desperate to prove to his father that he can become just as successful as him, Mike prepares to confront his father on the business front, especially when it becomes apparent that his father wants to crush his ambitions because he isn't his biological son.

On the other hand, Chiang Shing Tin's second son, Chiang Sing/Andy, begins to lose his status in the family because of his lack of capabilities. He has constant problems with his wife because he suspects her of having had an affair with his third brother, Chiang Tsun/Louie. Unbeknownst to everyone, Louie is actually gay and has been hiding in the closet for years. Through all these trials, Chiang Shing Tin's wife, Chau Ping, struggles to keep the family together, torn by her desire to help her biological son, Louie, rise to the helm and caring for her stepchildren, Mike and Andy.

Midway, after Mandy breaks up with him due to his refusal to let her know him for who he truly is, Hugo loses it and decides to surrender to the cold-blooded, power-hungry sociopath that he really is. He kills Louie after the latter threatens to go to the police about a murder he knows Hugo committed. He even marries the Chiang family's only daughter, Abby, using her to get into the firm and snatch the position of chairman from an ailing Chiang Shing Tin who suffers two debilitating strokes. He also sleeps with Ivy, Chiang Shing Tin's mistress, and uses her to gain more footing in his unscrupulous plans to introduce a virtual currency that will replace physical cash. Eventually, Hugo goes after Mike, furious that the latter tried to slow down his plans when they had worked together earlier. He ends up trying to kill Mandy because he can't accept she no longer loves him and is instead in a relationship with Chau Kan (Chau Ping's brother and Mike's uncle). Instead, he ends up getting Mike's pregnant wife, Flora, killed.

In the end, a mentally ill Andy stabs Hugo to death as the latter accepts an entrepreneurial award. Mike ends up taking over his father's company and revitalizing the business.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Wayne Lai
黎耀祥
Chiang Yuen, Mike
蒋元
Adopted Son of Chiang Sing-Tin
Fa-lai's first love
Does not care about money; only does business out of interest
Son of Chiang Sing-Tin's first wife
Raymond Wong Ho-yin
黃浩然
Hugo, Chung Hiu Yeung
鍾曉陽
Chiang Yuen's business partner
Has a relationship with Ting Man-Chi
Major Villain
Maggie Shiu
邵美琪
Kwan Fa-lai, Flora
关花拉
Chiang Yuen's first love
Ko Hing's aunt and adoptive mother
Wife of Sunny (deceased)
Susanna Kwan
關菊英
Lee Chau Ping
李秋萍
Chiang Sing-Tin's second wife
Chiang Tsun and Chiang Lai's mother
Chiang Yuen and Chiang Sing's stepmother
Not only has to keep her family together, but also withstand others who challenge the first wife position
Edwin Siu
蕭正楠
Yuen Siu-Tin
袁小田
Thai boxer
Friend of Chiang Yuen
Later involved in a love triangle with Ma Siu-Ming and Chiang Lai
Father of Ma Siu-Ming's unborn child
Nancy Wu
胡定欣
Ting Man-Chi, Mandy (Ah Man)
丁漫姿
Chiang Yuen's assistant
Has relationship with Raymond Wong
Later involved in a love triangle between Chung Hiu-Yeung, Hugo and Chiang Lai
Love interest of Lee Chau Kan
Power Chan
陳國邦
Lee Chau Kan
李秋芹
Lee Chau Ping's younger brother
Uncle of Chiang Yuen, Chiang Sing, Chiang Tsun and Chiang Lai
Likes Ting Man-Chi
Raymond Cho
曹永廉
Chiang Sing, Andy
蔣昇
Chiang Sing-Tin's second son
Younger brother of Chiang Yuen
Older half-brother of Chiang Tsun and Chiang Lai
Son of Chiang Sing-Tin's first wife
Husband of Tong Ching
Elliot Ngok
岳華
Chiang Sing-Tin
蔣承天
Hong Kong's richest man
Adopted father of Chiang Yuen
Father of Chiang Sing, Chiang Tsun, Chiang Lai and Chiang Li
Husband of Lee Chau Ping
Jason Chan
陳智燊
Chiang Tsun, Louie
蔣進
Chiang Sing-Tin's third son
Younger half-brother of Chiang Yuen and Chiang Sing
Older brother of Chiang Lai
Son of Lee Chau Ping
Grace Chan
陳凱琳
Chiang Lai, Abby
蔣勵
Chiang Sing-Tin's daughter
Younger half-sister of Chiang Yuen and Chiang Sing
Chiang Tsun's younger sister
Daughter of Lee Chau Ping
Later involved in a love triangle with Chung Hiu-Yeung, Hugo and Ting Man-Chi, Mandy
Yuen Siu-Tin's love interest
Falls in love with Hugo
Sisley Choi
蔡思貝
Ma Siu-Ming
馬小明
In charge of a boxing club left by her father
Later involved in a triangle relationship with Yuen Siu-Tin and Chiang Lai
Pregnant with Yuen Siu-Tin's baby
Miscarried in Episode 19
Fred Cheng
鄭俊弘
Ko Hing
高興
Fa-lai's autistic nephew and adopted son
Likes to sing and plays the violin
Yoyo Chen
陳自瑤
Tong Ching
湯晴
Chiang Sing's wife
Has hazy relationship with Chiang Tsun
Ali Lee
李佳芯
Yu Si Lam, Ivy
余诗琳
Chiang Sing-Tin's mistress
Chiang Li, Lily's mother
Major Villain

Viewership ratings

WeekEpisodesDateAverage PointsPeaking Points
1 1 - 5 November 3–7, 2014 24 26
2 6 - 10 November 10–14, 2014 23 24
3 11-14 November 17–21, 2014 24 26
4 15-19 November 24–28, 2014 23 25
5 20-24 December 1–5, 2014 22 24
6 25- 30 December 8–14, 2014 25 31
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