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Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Three stories which each focus on one of three types of relationships: family, friendship, and love. The first story is about conflicted manager on a business trip who is intrigued by an elderly worker and investigates his life. The second story is about a young father who receives a letter that brings him to a foreign land, where old emotions come unburied. The last story is about a visiting professor from overseas who sets a student's heart fluttering, while having to deal with his own.

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.

Tom, now in his 40s, begins to write the memoirs of his 1960s childhood, as the little boy whose mother Rose was a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer. When Rose meets Aussie sailor Bill, they are quickly married, and she packs up Tom and his older sister May to head for Melbourne. The marriage just as quickly breaks up and Rose moves with the kids to Sydney. After a succession of male friends and little success, in 1971 Rose moves back to Melbourne, in an uncomfortable arrangement living again with Bill – and his mother. With Bill called away to sea, Rose takes up with young Chinese cook Joe, but despair and conflicts over May's relationship with Joe tear the family further apart. Little Tom is deeply hurt, but May's ongoing conflict with her mother takes a respite when Rose tells her daughter about her traumatic teenage years.

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

In Singapore, the Lim family welcomes their newly arrived maid, Teresa. Like many other Filipino women, she has come to this city in search of a better life. Her presence in the family worsens their already strained relationship. But Jiale, the young son, soon starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, and she soon becomes an unspoken part of the family.

The chance to shine in a singing competition offers much-needed hope for a Southern middle-schooler who's drowning in worries, from bullies in the halls to turmoil at home -- and the news that his reservist father has been called back to Afghanistan.

Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his allies plan a rebellion against the ruler, he finds himself in danger.

WHAT IF, in the unforeseen future, when there are not enough boys in Singapore? If Girls have to serve National Service also, what will happen? The story will focus on the first batch of female recruits, a bunch of Gen Z teens and youngsters with different backgrounds and education. As they trained under the fierce leadership of Sergeant Chow and Lieutenant Roxanne, they find themselves being pushed to the limit of their potential. Together, they overcome hardship and initial resistance to serve NS and discover newfound abilities, using it to solve and mend relationships in their personal life as well.

A privileged and impulsive young man attempts to escape mandatory service in his nation's army so he could study abroad with his girlfriend.

After realising his foolishness in malingering, Ken returns to Tekong to continue his Basic Military Training, and reforms himself as a model recruit. However, this draws dislike and mockery from his section mates, led by the street-smart Lobang.

Shi Shen is the top performer in the Tiger Crane Lion Dance Association, but feels restricted by Master He's traditional mindset. He decides to form his own lion dance troupe, which fuses hip hop and rock with lion dance movements. A major Lion Dance Competition is coming up and Mikey is groomed to be Shi Shen's successor, but he is plagued by a fear of heights. The situation worsens when both Mikey and Shi Shen fall for the Tiger Crane master's daughter, Xiaoyu.

Lion Men 2 picks up after Mikey’s superb performance. Shi Shen becomes jealous of Mikey, especially after he discovers Mikey’s feelings for Xiao Yu. Determined to succeed, Shi Shen spends more time training, neglecting Xiao Yu. Situation worsens when Xiao Yu is kidnapped, forcing Shi Shen and Mikey to choose between the competition and their love for Xiao Yu. Who will step up to save her?

A debt collector strikes a deal with a debt-ridden woman struggling to care for her ailing father: he will take care of her bills if she agrees to date him.

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

This story follows the life of a group of nurses as they take on their challenging routines with professionalism and pride. Wang Ruojun is an experienced nurse who saved Liu You Le from an accident. You Le is grateful towards Ruojun and this incident inspires her to be a nurse. Though successful in her career, Ruojun faced marital woes. Her husband of many years cheated on her and even has a love child outside. Fu Jiazi is originally a software engineer; he lost a friend during a car accident and blames himself for not being able to save his friend. This incident makes him decide to quit his job as a software engineer and become a nurse. Guan Xinni suspects that Xie Yaozong is the man who molested her when she was a child. Because of this misunderstanding, she puts herself in many funny and embarrassing situations. The nurses not only face challenges in their job but also in love as well. Will they be able to resolve their problems in love, career and family?

What is it that makes a man fall in love with a woman at first sight? Appearance? Aura? Wealth? NO, when campus prince and gaming expert, student Xiao Nai first saw Bei Wei Wei, what made him fall in love was not her extraordinary beauty, but her slim and slender fingers that were flying across the keyboard and her calm and composed manner!!! Embarrassing, no? At the same time, gaming expert Bei Wei Wei, at this time and place is on the computer, methodically commanding a guild war, and won a perfect and glorious victory despite being at a disadvantage, and was completely unaware that cupid is nearby. Soon after basketball player, swimmer, all-around excellent student, and game company president, Xiao Nai, uses both tactics on and off-line to take this beauty’s heart. Therefore this romance slowly bloomed.

Headhunter Zheng Qiu Dong doesn’t know the meaning of defeat. There is no limit to how much he is willing to do to succeed in the hunting ground that is the world of business. He is also incredibly close to his girlfriend, Luo Yi Ren, and truly cares for his best friend from college, Bai Li Qin. Along with the guidance of his mentor Lin Bai, Zheng Qiu Dong tries to rise to the top and goes to war with other headhunters and businessmen. These include the shady and relentless Yuan Kun and the very capable and very dangerous Chen Xiu Feng. It’s a battle of quick wits, and Zheng Qiu Dong slips up. He loses it all. Now out of both time and luck, Zheng Qiu Dong is in prison and at the end of his rope. But if there’s one thing Zheng Qiu Dong doesn’t know, it’s how to give up. With the help of his prison comrade Liu Liang Ti, the once successful Zheng Qiu Dong has to get it all back. But as the former headhunter soon learns, this hunt quickly becomes a game of death.

The Story of Ming Lan, based on the novel written by Guan Xin Ze Luan, follows our heroine through her youth, into her adulthood, and well into her marriage life as well. She’s the 6th child of the Sheng household. Though she is an intelligent and beautiful child, she was not loved by her family (her dad, her sisters, her mom dies early.) She has to hide her intelligence and suffers through the years, hoping to avenge for her mom. During this process she will meet many friends and foes, one of which is our male lead, Gu’s second son, Gu Ting Ye. He has helped and mistreated her before, but also the one to witness her sharp wits and lonely soul. After they get married, they will work together as a power couple, managing the new King’s regime as well as harvesting a world of happiness on their own.

Media student Bu Xiao Gu has a dream: she is determined to become an outstanding producer. Her idol is Chun Yu Qiao, who is a top-notch producer at Xintian production company, and Xiao Gu manages to enter the company as an intern. But Yu Qiao’s unreasonable personality makes Xiao Gu feel great disappointment. With her hopes shattered, Xiao Gu is asleep at the wheel and not only causes a live broadcast accident which makes her lose her job, but also misses the deadline for her master thesis. However, Yu Qiao takes on the sole responsibility for the accident and thus saves Xiao Gu’s career. Xiao Gu finally recognizes Yu Qiao’s true personality and the two start to work and fight for their dreams together.

A bond is formed between a doctor who cannot save lives, a policewoman who cannot catch criminals and an assassin who cannot kill, but can they solve crimes? Failing to protect a key witness to an international drug smuggling case, Interpol Officer Xu Guo Ying (Denise Camillia Tan) resigned as a result. She meets funeral planner Wang Yu Xuan (Sheryl Ang) and arcade staff Chen Zhi Ming (Desmond Tan), together the trio form a team that specializes in the search for key witnesses in unsolved cases. They soon forged a strong friendship but each is not what they appear to be. As their past catches up with them, it threatens to destroy them. A doctor who cannot save lives, a policewoman who cannot catch criminals, and an assassin who cannot kill, how will their lives unfold? Can they leave their past behind and persevere in seeking the truth?

TV series based on Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword" and Jin Yong's "Swordsman". Shen Chong (Li Nanxing), as the number one killer in the rivers and lakes, was tired of his killer career and took refuge in the Nangong family with a high status in the rivers and lakes. The Nangong family fought against Eagle Eagle for the Lotus Collection of Martial Arts Cheats. The young lady of Nangong family was severely controlled by her father Nangong Jun (Zhu Houren) and her brother Nangong Jian (Chen Tianwen). (Ya)) also entangled her, and Xiaodie committed suicide several times for this. Fortunately, she was rescued by Shen Chong, and the two were in love for a long time. Undead Bai Yuchuan provoked several times from it, and secretly colluded with Falcon Castle to get the secret. After the incident was revealed, Shen Chong smashed Bai Yuchuan with the help of his friend Ye Qun (Xie Shaoguang), but the Lotus Book also followed Bai Yuchuan's death has disappeared. Soon after, a mysterious main element of Dali County appeared in the rivers and lakes, and a bloody storm was coming.

Zhong Da Tian owns a calefare agency which engages extras for various drama productions. Today’s shoot involves a military ambush on field. The Assistant Director (AD), Jeremy demands for twenty young lads to show up in three hours’ time. In a scurry, Da Tian rushes to the broadcasting station to get help. Whilst doing so, he chances upon super fan Edgar, who readily agrees to play calefare at the thought of getting closer to his idol. Gao Mei’s friend, Mei Yi turns up on set to meet Gao Mei. Despite her lack of confidence over the birthmark on her face, Mei Yi eventually agrees to help after Gao Mei’s relentless persuasion. Ever since his mother passed on, Da Tian’s son, Di Long spends most of his time unemployed and idling. When he asks for allowance, Da Tian seizes the opportunity to make him one of his talents. Thereon, this group of extras set foot on their acting journey, where the struggles of being a calefare await.

Zhang Zi Cheng (Hanwei Chen) is a senior creative director at an advertising firm when he was retrenched. With an overly generous wife Hu Jiao Fen (Zoe Tay), a son Yi Zheng (Edwin Goh) who wants to study in England to be with his girlfriend, and a daughter Yi Jing (Ying Ying He) who aspires to be a model, Zi Cheng is in need of money. He ends up as a delivery man and one day meets a mysterious man who passes him an expired TOTO slip. He ends up buying the same numbers on the expired TOTO and miraculously won the top prize. For the fear of losing his prize money, Zi Cheng hides his win from family and friends. But the stress takes a toll on him, and when his family finds out about his win, things started to fall apart.

On the 29th of February, Ye Zheng Fang (Thomas Ong) had a quarrel with his wife Shu Jun (Chuan-Chen Yeh), she died of a heart attack later in the evening. Their son, Zhi Xin (Aloysius Pang), blamed him for her death. Their daughter, Zhi Hui (Somaline Ang), fell into a coma on the same day after a traffic accident. A torn and battered Zheng Feng slipped into a defeated slumber, but a sharp crash jerked him awake, and he found himself repeating the day of 29th February - Unable to explain his situation, he tries to save his wife and daughter but to no avail as the day repeats itself. Soon, each member of the family gets trapped with him, repeating the same day over and over again. They start to enjoy the days without tomorrow, but soon realised that life is meaningless without progress. While everyone hopes for a better tomorrow, what will you do when tomorrow never ends?

Lin He Xiang Niang raised four sons and two daughters on her own. Lin Shi Jie is the son of Xiang Niang's deceased eldest son. Shi Jie's wife Su Xian left him. Shi Jie then moved abroad with their son, Jia Yuan. When Jia Yuan returned to the ancestral house and witnessed how Xiang Niang's children eyed her inheritance, he worked hand in hand with Xiang Niang to bring the family back together. The third son Lin Xiao He is domineering towards his family and his wife adheres to all he says. Their only daughter, Lin Shi Hui performs well both in school and at work but shares a strained relationship with her father. She meets the young and promising Master's student Liu Xuan and they marry shortly despite her father's disapproval. The duo soon splits after realising their mismatch, however they still habour feelings for each other. The youngest son Lin Xiao Ping is a tailor. His son Lin Shi Jun is one who seeks to take shortcuts to success.

Gong Jia Qiao, 66 years-old, becomes wheelchair-bound after a car accident. He currently sells lottery and tissue packets for a living. Over 30 years ago, his neighbour Guo Mei Li puts Ah Dai under his care but has never returned since. With an intelligence similar to that of a six or eight year-old child, Ah Dai can only follow simple instructions and is thus easily cheated. Her ex-lover Pian Lang disappeared after she becomes pregnant with his child. One day, Ah Dai meets Xiao Gan Dang, a man that looks like Pian Lang. As it turns out, Pian Lang is Gan Dangs father. Xiao Gan Dang grew up along the streets and has seen all the good and bad sides of humans. He is best friends with Mei Da Han, who is also a gangster like him, and is thrown behind bars because of a fight. After completing his sentence, he meets a social worker Qing Qing and the two becomes a bickering duo.

When Niu Jun Yang is young, his mother remarried into the Ma's. However, he does not carry his stepfather's surname. His cousin, Ma Ru Yin is dissatisfied that an outsider, Jun Yang, can be a freeloader in the house. This is because after Ru Yin's grandfather passed away, Jun Yang's stepfather gets a noodles factory while her father only receives a small noodles stall. Ru Yin is upset that her grandfather did not divide his assets equally. Therefore, she always picks on Jun Yang.

Xu Wei Hao and Li Zheng Yi are neighbours who share one thing in common, both men are looked down upon by their wives and children. They receive a mysterious box of chocolates one day, thinking it was a mistake by the post office, Wei Hao and Zheng Yi each took a piece of the chocolate. Zheng Yi, once a cowardly policeman, suddenly possesses superb ability in solving a crime. While Wei Hao regains the respect of his daughter by saving her when she fell from a building. Chen Kai, the ex-husband of Zheng Yi's wife, was released from jail and tries to seek forgiveness. Seeing his sincerity in turning over a new leaf, Zheng Yi took him in. He accidentally took a piece of the chocolate and discovers its super power. The trio starts to rely on the chocolate every time they needed its super power to solve problems, making them the Super Dad in their children's eyes. One day, the three fathers see their own children in danger, but there is only one piece of chocolate left.

Jing Xuan (Ying Ying He) locks herself in the world of dancing to escape her often quarreling parents. One day, she attempted to get out of the moving car driven by her father to get away from her parents' quarrel, an accident ensued and she wakes up to find her parents killed. While recovering from the accident, Jing Xuan reunites with her childhood friend Kora and her mother, they slowly help her come out of her grief. She also meets and falls in love with Kris (Ying Ying He). But soon, Jing Xuan starts to hear mysterious voices. As the voices get louder and more frequent, Jing Xuan suspects her parents' accident may be more than meets the eye. She returns to the accident site with Kris and makes a shocking discovery..

Mei Fangcao, an ordinary girl from Vietnam, takes a leap of faith by coming to Singapore as a "bride", hoping to raise medical fees for her mother and find her long-lost sister. She meets Zhong Shijie, who was recovering from a devastating car crash. With her sincerity and resilience, she convinces Shijie to accept her as his bride. As their fates intertwine, Fangcao's life takes a dramatic turn

Ryan and Daniel, two childhood best friends and aspiring actors, spend one final weekend together before RYAN has to move to Canada with his fiancé. Wanting to create one lasting memory, they decide to make a movie... about two guys making a movie.. about two guys making a movie. Along the way, they unpack their decades-long friendship and prepare for the next chapters of their respective lives.