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SAI (AU YEUNG CHUN WAH, BOBBY) and HANG have accidentally switched bags with YING CHING (TANG SHUI MAN) after pirate video-taping in a cinema, when they argue over getting a taxi. This causes trouble for YING CHING at the customs. CHING complains to her father, NAN, that people working in the film industry only care about earning fast money and are killing the whole industry. SAI starts an electrical fire at home. He also gets scolded by his boss for tapeing the wrong movie and feels terribly unlucky. People in the entertainment business take action to combat piracy. SAI takes it as a good chance to sell pirate copies. He assumes that he is followed by a customs officer and allows the man to beat him up. Later he finds out that the man, CHEUNG (TSAI TIN WAH, MICHAEL), is actually a small-time actor. CHING criticizes KING (YUEN SIU CHEUNG, LOUIS) and upsets him.… ...

SAI feels bad about not being able to attend the meeting with CHUN CHING. He goes up to the restaurant to apologize, but finds out that she does not even want that date. CHEUNG is very upset when he finds out that all of his part in a new film has been cut. On the celebration party for KING’s new film, NAN scolds him for masterminding piracy. CHEUNG also complains about being cut from film. NAN admires CHEUNG’s enthusiasm in film making and invites him to join his company. HUNG tries to force SAI to put pirate copies into NAN’s car. SAI tries to persuade CHEUNG not to join NAN’s company. SAI tries hard to stop NAN getting to his car, so that HANG can put the pirated VCDs into his car. NAN then notices that SAI is wearing a rare watch and offers to buy it for $300,000. YING CHING has no hope in Hong Kong and decides to go to the States.

CHUN CHING’s sister PAULINE (TOM YING YING) attracts much attention as soon as she arrives in Hong Kong from the mainland. KING realizes that his man WAI (CHAN KOK PONG) is involved in the piracy business. To cover up WAI’s wrong doings, KING sets up a gambling trap for NAN in order to control him. However, NAN wins $940,000 from them. CHEUNG decides to leave the TV Company and join NAN’s company. NAN, SAI and CHEUNG lose a lot of money in a Macau Casino. SAI does not feel too bad because he thinks he still has $300,000 from NAN. Unfortunately, he finds out that NAN has died of choking when they get off the ferry. At the funeral, YING CHING learns that NAN had many unpaid debts; one of them is a $5mil down payment for a new film. KING buys that contract and forces YING CHING to pay. SAI cannot cash the cheque that NAN gave him. He then decides to have a car race with a tycoon.

SAI decides to run away in case his family gets involved when the loan shark comes after him. He accidentally tells his father, WING (KONG HON), about this issue and gets a scolding. WING pays off the debt with his retirement money and makes SAI feel guilty. CHEUNG is made redundant. He can only go back to the TV Company and play unimportant roles. YING CHING is bothered by her father’s debts. She knows the only way to pay them off is to make another movie. Luckily, a Taiwanese businessman, Mr. KOK, is willing to pay $3 mil for her to do it. His only condition is to get the top actor, ALEX, in Hong Kong. YING CHING is turned down by ALEX. SAI learns about this and decides to help for $300,000. PAULINE is asked to send a takeaway to where KING is filming. WAI asks her to be a temporary actress when he sees her sexy outfit. SAI lies to YING CHING and Mr.… ...

SAI asks YING CHING for his money back at her home. He finds out that she has spent a lot of money on her new movie. At the Director’s Club meeting, KING is sarcastic to YING CHING and threatens that no film crewmembers will work for her. SAI backs her up. He suggests holding an open contest to find a suitable actress for her new film.FUNG (LO CHUN SHUNG) is shocked by CHUN CHING’s beauty and drags her to the contest. She acts well and is very much admired by YING CHING. However, SAI keeps criticizing her acting and sends her away. She then delivers takeaways to another filming scene and is told that PAULINE has been forced to act in a dirty movie. She messes up the filming, but later finds out it was only a misunderstanding. She also bumps into KING. He finds that she looks like his puppy-lover and decides to give her a movie contract.

Mr. KOK makes it clear that he will only invest more money in YING CHING’s company when he sees ALEX working for her. SAI lies to him and asks YING CHING to change the filming location to suit ALEX. She and CHUNG (CHENG TSE SHING) have to check out the new filming site. Unfortunately, CHUNG’s car is stolen and he is then accused of dangerous driving by the police. YING CHING finds out that SAI has lied to her from an interview. CHUN CHING gets popular under KING’s help. YING CHING tells the press that CHUN CHING has scolded some new actors. She later learns that this was her misunderstanding and apologies to her at a filming scene. CHEUNG finds that CHUN CHING is stuck inside a window sill. He tries to shock her by pulling down her skirt. Some reporters have shot the scene.