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Showbiz Tycoon

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Genre
  
Semi-biographic drama

First episode date
  
1 May 2000

Number of episodes
  
67

Cast
  
Elena Kong

Theme music composer
  
Chan Chit-lo

Final episode date
  
29 July 2000

Language
  
Standard Cantonese


Screenplay by
  
Ka Lei Wai Cho-yee Wong Hiu-chong Cat Kwan Cheung Mau Kwok Yat-san

Directed by
  
Steve Cheng Poon Wai-kei Lee Wai-chu Tam Yau-yip Law Choi-man Lau Kwok-fai Shek Ming-chuen Siu Kin-hang Chu Yik-lung Yuen Shu-wai

Starring
  
Michael Tao Carina Lau Wayne Lai Alex Fong Angie Cheung Kathy Chow Astrid Chan Lee Siu-kei

Opening theme
  
A Certain Year and Month (某年某月) by Carina Lau

Production companies
  
Asia Television, Win's Entertainment

Similar
  
Flaming Brothers, Battlefield Network, Cross Border Daddy, Central Affairs, Looking Back in Anger

Showbiz Tycoon is a 2000 Hong Kong semi-biographical television drama loosely based on the life of Hong Kong entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, founder of film company Shaw Brothers Studio and television company TVB. The drama stars Michael Tao as Shaw, Carina Lau as Shaw's wife Mona Fong, Wayne Lai and Alex Fong respectively as Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow, Shaw's former business partners and founders of Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers' rival company.

References

Showbiz Tycoon Wikipedia