About
A Chip Off the Old Block is a 2009 TVB television drama from Hong Kong produced and created by Poon Ka Tak. The original broadcast was on the TVB Jade with approximately 45-minute long episodes airing five days a week. The final two episodes were an hour and a half long each, which aired during the weekends. A Chip Off the Old Block tells the story of the articulate businessman Chor Chi, who accidentally travels back in time to the 1960s and meets his younger father, Chor Fan.
Cast
Nancy Wu
as
Sunny Chan Kam-Hung
as
Myolie Wu Hang-Yee
as So Fung-nei
Ron Ng Cheuk-Hai
as
Shirley Yeung Sze-Kei
as
David Chiang Da-Wei
as
Gigi Wong
as
Louis Yuen Siu-Cheung
as
Carlo Ng Ka-Lok
as
Mandy Wong
as
Teresa Lee Fung
as
Chun Wong
as
Henry Lo
as
Chan Wing-Chun
as
Lily Lai-Lai Liu
as
Lau Gwai-Fong
as
Samuel Kwok Fung
as
Quinn Ho
as
So Lai Ming
as
Vivian Tsang
as
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
CHOR TSZ is a smart and quick-witted man who responses to change swiftly. He handles public and reporter’s questions tactfully and soon becomes the favorite man of the tobacco boss. However, he doesn’t know how to get along with his father CHOR FAN for he thinks that FAN is too old-fashioned and kind-hearted. Their relationship is worsened when FAN’s foster father KO SHAN CHUEN is sent to the hospital because of an acute disease. FAN delivers takeaway food to his good friend NGAU CHING WING at the police station. WING and SHING SHAP YEE accidentally discover that FAN suffers from dementia. TSZ is shocked. He gives up the chance of meeting the tycoon CHENG KWAN MIN and moves back to home to take care of FAN. Typhoon no 10 is hoisted. TSZ rushes to meet MIN but FAN suddenly feels unwell… Typhoon no 10 is hoisted again. FAN accidentally sees TSZ’s SMS and he misconceives that TSZ is going to meet MIN. TSZ returns home but FAN is not there……
Episode 2
At the hospital, CHUEN discovers that TSZ’s ID card is different from him and he believes that TSZ is an illegal immigrant. CHING LAN FUN catches a customer who fails to pay for his food and her mother TAM LAN CHING asks this person to wash the dishes as compensation. While delivering takeaway food, FAN meets a coquettish housemaid and she leaves a deep impression on him. TSZ sneaks away from the hospital and he meets FAN accidentally. TSZ makes up a life story and asks FAN to help him. FAN meets the housemaid again but she has become a secretary. TSZ tries to return to the 21st century through the wardrobe but his plan fails. He reluctantly returns to the street food stall with FAN. TSZ’s living style is very different from all the other tenants and he has conflicts with them all the time. CHUEN is attracted by the new tenant SO FUNG NI who works as a nurse……
Episode 3
FAN goes to work in the kitchen of a big house but he accidentally uses the expensive bighead carp as the ingredient for cooking and the chef is very angry. FAN goes to apologize to his boss LAU but he accidentally discovers that NI is there. Sergeant WING accuses TSZ for sexual harassment and FAN arrives to bail him out. TSZ wanders at the street food stalls. He plays tricks on the stall owners so that they all reveal their real faces in the front of everybody. The stall owners are enraged and they chases after TSZ. TSZ discovers that FAN has decided to join the kickboxing contest in order to get the bonus for him… WING goes to the food stalls to collect bribes. TSZ accuses him for committing corruption. WING is enraged and he points his gun towards TSZ… CHUEN tries to give a difficult performance to please NI but NI ignores him. NI is surprised to find that FAN and CHING close their stalls much earlier than normal days……
Episode 4
FAN and TSZ go to find a job together. TSZ believes that he can find a perfect job with his qualifications but the result disappoints him. FAN meets NI again when delivering goods. NI dresses like a housemaid again and she seems to be intimidated by boss KWAN. FAN tells TSZ about this and TSZ realizes NI’s true face. NI cheats in front of boss CHEUNG. TSZ and FAN try to unmask her with the help of boss LAU and KWAN. TSZ wants to reveal NI’s real identity to all the tenants but FAN stops him. TSZ suspects that FAN has fallen in love with NI and he wonders if NI is his real mother. FAN meets up with TSZ after delivering things to LEUNG TING DOR. During the time, WING and his people suddenly come to capture them. This is because DOR’s valuable teapot is missing and WING is carrying out investigation… DOR is ashamed for FAN and TSZ are being tortured because of him……
Episode 5
DOR recommends FAN and TSZ to work as salesmen in a department store. While talking to LAN FUN, NI discovers that CHUEN and LAN CHING are always fighting with each other. NI therefore decides to cheat on them. NI lies to CHING that she is going to marry a tycoon and she wants her to act as her mother. On the other hand, NI asks CHUEN to pretend that he is her husband so as to scare away her chasers. NI brings buyers to CHUEN and CHING’s shop respectively and she gets money successfully by cheating. In order to avoid meeting FAN and TSZ, NI meets the two buyers accidentally. FAN doesn’t want the two buyers to hurt NI so he returns the money to them. NI is enraged and she blames them for embroiling her younger sister FUNG LIN. TSZ and FAN discover that the clothes on the mannequin are missing. They search around and find LIN inside the warehouse. LIN just arrives from Mainland China. FAN finds her pitiful so he brings her to breakfast……
Episode 6
NI learns that somebody has captured LIN. She reveals to FAN and TSZ that LIN is trying to escape from a marriage with the gang leader SHORT-LEG TIGER arranged by their father. Son from a rich family, SHING SHAP YEE, goes shopping at the department store with his wife and concubine. TSZ pleases him successfully. NI tries to play tricks so that TIGER will give up marrying LIN but WING passes by and destroys her plan. Manager of the department store blames FAN and TSZ for being lazy. TSZ discovers that he is the 2008 tycoon CHENG KWAN MIN and he decides to please him. CHUEN deliberately lets FAN and TSZ see him preparing wanton at night. TSZ sees through his mind and states that he is never going to reveal his secret recipe to FAN… LIN is penniless and she has nowhere to go. She eventually goes to CHUEN’s stall to eat wanton noodle and pays the bill by washing the dishes for him……
Episode 7
LIN is upset for NI tries to mesmerize the male customers at the restaurant. NI reveals to LIN that she is actually a swindler and she asks LIN to join her. CHUEN finds LIN very attractive after dressing up and he decides to pursue her. MIN blames FAN for causing harm to the company because of YEE and he requests FAN to compensate for their loss. FAN starts raising money to pay the debts without letting TSZ know. NI and CHING discover that CHUEN is interested in LIN and they join together to stop him. LIN decides to quit the job. In order to avoid her from leaving, CHUEN suddenly proposes marriage to her. LIN reveals to NI and the others that she has agreed to marry CHUEN. Everybody is shocked. LIN visits the fortuneteller with CHUEN. CHUEN learns that he is meant to have no children in his life and he decides to cancel the wedding by making excuses……
Episode 8
MIN forces FAN to get back the money from YEE. TSZ accompanies FAN to look for YEE but YEE has already go bankrupt. TSZ finds that FAN is trying hard to save money so he reveals that he didn't use YEE's money for gambling. He suggests that they can use the money to repay the debts but FAN blames TSZ for lying to YEE. FAN and TSZ find that YEE has moved to the poor people's district with his wife and concubine YU FA and YU YUK. TSZ discovers that FAN has returned the money to YEE. He therefore rushes to the gambling house with FAN for they want to ask YEE to return the money to their department store. Coincidentally, WING carries out inspection on the gambling house and he captures YEE. FA and YUK reveal to FAN that DOR might be able to help YEE. FAN and TSZ ask DOR to help YEE but DOR's wife DAI PIK objects the idea. TSZ helps MIN please PIK and PIK finally allows him to help YEE. CHING is not able to get cash from YEE's cheque……
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