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All is Well
The media in Taiwan is gripped by a recent incident where an ATM machine mysteriously dispensed a large amount of cash. With no suspects in sight, the police is stumped while the public is intrigued. Meanwhile, a luxury car stopped in front of a small pottery shop, the owner of the shop Guo Hao Sen (Blue Cheng-Lung Lan) reluctantly enters the car - As a young scion of a commercial bank in Taiwan, Hao Sen is plucked from obscurity and sent to the Singapore office by his power hungry uncle after the death of his elder brother. A power struggle ensues across the border while an insidious plot for revenge begins. As the wheel of revenge starts, a group of seemingly innocent young people, Xiao Ai (Joanne Tseng), Ting Xuan (Kuan-Ting Liu), Lu Di (Elvin Ng) and Dong Huang (Romeo Tan) get embroiled in the plot. Who is behind the ATM incident and what links are there with those in Singapore? As their fate intertwines, they soon realize they are closer to each other than they think.
The Journey: A Voyage
Beset with foreign threats and internal turmoil, China's concoction of woes compels its citizens to leave for Nanyang in search of a better life. When Shi Tou, manages to save enough money after years of working at a tin mine, he returns to marry his childhood sweetheart, Ya Zi. On the return trip, they cross paths with two penniless brothers, Zhang Tian Peng and Zhang Tian Ying with the former becoming Shi Tou's sworn brother out of gratitude. Framed for robbery and murder, Shi Tou is thrown behind bars while Ya Zi desperately seeks help. Feeling sympathetic towards them, Hui Niang and her stepbrother, Zhang Dong'en proves Shi Tou's innocence. When he returns back to the mine, Shi Tou is lured into a destructive spiral of gambling by his scheming boss and runs up a huge debt, while his supervisor, Hei Long lusts after Ya Zi's beauty and plots to ruin him.
It's a Wonderful Life
Hao Huixian is a gambler. He wakes up startled after dreaming of cheating during a game with his neighbours Li Yunshun, Fan Wenxiang and Ma Lingshu (Potato). Yunshun and Wenxiang rented their HDB flat to their son, Siyuan, when they moved into their daughter, Si'en's condominium unit. Siyuan runs a tuition agency. As his wife, Isabella, needs to go on a business trip and the maid is on leave, he makes plans for his parents to take care of his son, Huanhuan. Wenxiang is unhappy Huanhuan is closer to his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth. Potato organises a wedding anniversary party, in the hope of earning some red packet money, but his neighbours prove too smart for him. Potato is tempted when Bai Baoxiang offers to get tenants for him. Unfortunately, his two rooms have already been rented out.
All That Glitters
Liu Mu endured a tragic past, forming a deep friendship with Jintiao and Jianzhi. They yearned for success but lost themselves along the way. Their lives took a dark turn when a murder shattered their world, with Liu Mu and Jintiao as prime suspects. As the investigation unfolded, it unveiled the disintegration of a once unbreakable friendship, leaving behind a trail of intrigue and betrayal.
Beach.Ball.Babes
Cai Yanfang, a talented but self-centered volleyball star, clashes with her teammates and switches to beach volleyball with her best friend Rainie. Jealousy and rivalry strain their friendship, especially over Ma Tianwu, a beach bar owner. Yanfang discovers a promising partner in Sixing, but her selfishness threatens their teamwork. As a major competition approaches, tensions rise, leading to injury and challenges that put Yanfang’s championship dreams at risk.
Against the Tide
A detective and a psychologist investigating a string of murders form a crime-solving team with the novelist whose work inspired the killings.
Code of Law
A powerful glimpse into the criminal justice system of Singapore. Each week, a team of investigators must race against time to solve a seemingly brutal or heinous crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. Then, a team of the best criminal lawyers in town fights to present the best case in court.
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember is a MediaCorp Channel 8 historical-cum-musical drama which is set in the 1930s to 1940s in early Singapore before World War II. It debuted on Channel 8 on 22 November 2011 and was telecast every weekday night at 9.00 pm. This drama stars Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh who had paired up thrice after The Little Nyonya and C.L.I.F., and Eelyn Kok, Julie Tan and Desmond Tan. Chen Hanwei plays a villain in this drama while Eelyn Kok is also another antagonist. Viewers can catch episodes on xinmsn catchup from 23 November 2011. It was reported that the scriptwriter Ang Ee Tee took several years to complete the script of this drama. Despite large amounts of resources and money pumped in for the production and promotion of this serial, the drama was not well received by the audience when it was broadcast. Many perceived the show to be boring and slow-paced, and the acting skills of some of the main cast members were heavily criticised.
The Dream Makers 2
The Dream Makers is a 30-episode drama serial that airs on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 24 June 2013, to 2 August 2013. It features Zoe Tay, Rui En, Jeanette Aw, Chen Liping, Qi Yuwu and Chen Hanwei in the main cast and is also the first such series to commemorate 50 years of local television.
Poetic Justice
It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism. Unlike most locally produced series about crime, this series departs from the traditional police procedural style and focuses more on investigative journalism and the media.
Falling Into You
Chen Zi Tong is down on her luck. She was once a promising Taekwondo athlete with hopes of competing at the Olympic Games. But a debilitating knee injury inflicted by a scheming friend and a disloyal boyfriend forced her to turn her back on her sporting ambitions. She still dreams of returning to competition but has been forced to take on a job as a worker at a startup delivery company.After a strange mishap, she meets the young, successful CEO Fang Zhi Sheng of the promising company.
When Duty Calls
Xu Long Bin is a reservist officer who saved Chen Jin Bao's life during a military exercise. Instead of being grateful, Jin Bao blames Long Bin for his damaged car. From then, the duo never see eye to eye. Lu Jun Guang becomes their mediator and the three men eventually became friends. Jun Guang is in love with Shen Yi Xuan, who cannot get over the memory of her dead boyfriend. While Bai Jing Yu, Jun Guang's childhood friend, is always at his side through thick and thin. New recruit Yao Wei Guo dislikes Yang Xian Feng and constantly picks on him. But Xian Feng proves himself to be a kind and compassionate buddy, and they eventually become good friends. Their friendship is tested when they fall in love with the same girl. Long Bin, Jun Guang and Jin Bao are patrolling a restricted military area when they encounter a terrorist attack. Will they be able to put their military skills to good use and stop the terrorist attack?
Devil Behind the Gate
Yuan Yingcai (Desmond Tan), a teacher working at an art school, suddenly commits suicide. His death causes an uproar in the school. He had a promising future ahead of him. Why would he kill himself? Yingcai’s twin brother Yuan Yingjie (also played by Desmond Tan), who has lived abroad most of his life, returns to Singapore to deal with Yingcai’s funeral matters. He believes that there is more to Yingcai’s death and decides to infiltrate the art school and uncover the truth behind. His investigations lead him to several suspects, including Yingcai’s newly wedded wife and students. Secrets and grudges surface and all seemed to have something to hide in their relationship with Yingcai. The plot thickens as more potential suspects get unveiled and new information get uncovered. Soon Yingjie discovers a hidden side to Yingcai—a twisted, extreme side—and the shocking truth behind his death.
Moments
He Feng, an ex-cop with late-stage cancer, and Yue Xin, a dispirited widow, use their newfound ability to see into the past and future to solve cases as they vie for the PI agency. Qiu, head of an American gang, tasks Hanzo to steal their powers, drawing the duo into a deadly conspiracy that threatens to tear them apart and get them killed after having braved countless trials.
All Around You
Xin Tong works for a secretive public relations company Shadow. In a chance encounter with Shi Yang, she helped him regain his job as a waiter after he was fired from the restaurant due to an online complaint by an unhappy customer. Xin Tong was able to do so by shifting online opinions of netizens. Impressed, Shi Yang joins Shadow and works alongside IT expert Wei Ren and lifestyle influencer Bao Bao. The young team helps their unique set of clients deal with online problems, especially those suffering from cyber bullying and falsehoods. However, Shi Yang soon discovers that each team member is more connected than they thought, all four had been victims of online crime, and are in some way linked to the founder of Shadow, Huo Jun Hao. Who is Jun Hao and what is his purpose for hiring them? Is he working for the common good or what malicious intent is he hiding?