The Price of Greed (Traditional Chinese: 千謊百計) is a TVB period drama series released overseas in December 2006 and aired on TVB Pay Vision Channel in January 2008.

The Price of Greed
Poster
千謊百計
GenrePeriod Drama
StarringBosco Wong
Sammul Chan
Kate Tsui
Shirley Yeung
Opening theme"角色" by
Bosco Wong
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVB

Synopsis

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When Lui To (Bosco Wong) was just a child, he and another girl, Yan Yuet-Mui (Shirley Yeung), were kidnapped on the same day by an organization which captured children in order to sell and exploit them for labour. Lui To and Yan Yuet-Mui were able to escape with the help of Lo Sei Leung (Kingdom Yuen), a woman who worked for the organization but had wanted to leave for a long time.

On the run from the organization, the three become a family of sorts and live day to day on the money earned from Lo Sei-Leung's cons, much to the displeasure of Lui To. Lui To's adamantly honest ways and naive sense of justice gets the better of them when Yan Yuet-Mui ends up with a fever; since Lui To had given the last of their money to a beggar, they accept medicine from a seedy medicine seller which leaves Yan Yuet-Mui mute.

Many years later, Lui To becomes a police officer while Yan Yuet-Mui attends school and plays the violin. Lui To falls in love with a wealthy girl, Lam Ping (Kate Tsui), but is disappointed to discover she is in love with Tsui Fung (Sammul Chan), a con artist. He is unaware that Yan Yuet Mui has a crush on him, seeing her only as a younger sister. In order to protect Lam Ping, Lui To investigates Tsui Fung and discovers his dark past. Though he is unable to stop Lam Ping from marrying Tsui Fung, he must try and save her from becoming another victim of Tsui Fung's cons.

Cast

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Cast Role Description
Bosco Wong Lui To
呂濤
Police Officer
Yan Yuet-Mui's god brother. Likes Lam Ping.
Shirley Yeung Yan Yuet-Mui
殷悅妹
Lui To's god sister. Likes Lui To.
Kingdom Yuen (苑瓊丹) Lo Sei-Leung
魯四娘
Ex-Con Artist
Lui To and Yan Yuet-Mui's guardian.
Kate Tsui Lam Ping
藍屏
Tsui Fung's wife.
Samuel Kwok (郭峰) Lam Sai-Fung
藍世鳳
Rich Merchant
Fong Miu-Chi's husband.
Lam Ping and Lam Ip's father.
Sam Chan Lam Ip
藍燁
Lam Sai-Fung and Fong Miu-Chi's son.
Lam Ping's step brother.
Mary Hon (韓馬利) Fong Miu-Chi
方妙芝
Lam Sai-Fung's wife.
Lam Ip's mother.
Sammul Chan Maau Ji
茅智
Con Artist
Lam Ping's husband.
Other names: Tsui Fung (徐風), Yip Heung-Wing (葉向榮)
Chan Hung Lit (陳鴻烈) Maau Chun
茅泰
Con Artist Leader
Other names: Ha Hok-Kei (夏學祺)
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  • TVB.com The Price of Greed - Official Website (in Chinese)
  • K for TVB.net The Price of Greed - Episodic Synopsis and Screen Captures (in English)
  • SPCNET.tv The Price of Greed - Reviews (in English)