Darren Lim

When his buddy Chan Hou-man is thrown into prison, Chi intentionally gets himself arrested by committing a pointless act of arson. Not exactly the brightest guy around, Chi soon finds out just what he has gotten himself into when he earns the disfavor of the head guard.

A Tale of 2 Cities is a Singaporean Chinese drama which a co-produced by Media Prima Berhad and MediaCorp TV it was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Live it made its debut on 14 February to 11 March 2011. This drama serial consists of 21-episodes and was screened on every weekday nightlife at 21:00 until 22:00 SST and rerun it made from 19 to 30 December 2011 at every weekday nightlife at 21:00 until 22:00 SST. It was telecasted on Malaysia's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form NTV7 channel it was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This drama has four main couples, namely, Rui En with Pierre Png, Joanne Peh with Zhang Yao Dong, Julie Tan with Zhang Zhenhuan and Kate Pang with Yao Wen Long. Due to a number of famous artistes acting in this drama it attracted 904,000 viewers. All episodes can be viewed in xinmsn catchup.

Lin Bao Zhu lost her husband at a young age, forcing her to run a food stall left behind by her husband while raising her two sons. Under the strict control of her mother-in-law Xiang Qin, not only did Bao Zhu raise her family well, but she also expanded and grew the business into a successful home delivery food service. When Xiang Qin makes Bao Zhu relinquish control of the business when her children are grown, Bao Zhu is happy that she can retire and swears not to meddle in her children's lives as Xiang Qin did in hers. However, Bao Zhu turns out to be just as manipulative as her mother-in-law, causing unhappiness to her daughters-in-law, and putting her sons in a tough spot. Will she realize her mistakes and truly relinquish her control of the family?

During the late eighties, three good friends, Yi Wei, Chu Fan and Da Wei, formed a band called "Crescendo" out of their passion for music. After graduation, they established "Crescendo" Music Company to realize their dreams. Many years later, "Crescendo" has established itself in the music industry and successfully nurtured many homegrown talents. Chu Fan, Yi Wei and Da Wei have finally realized their dreams. However, the music trend in Singapore has changed in recent years and fewer youths are interested in Xin Yao music. "Crescendo" music school faces operational and financial difficulties. Just then, Chu Fan's ex-wife, Mei Ling returns from overseas. She sees the potential in "Crescendo" and wishes to invest in their business. Da Wei's crush Xue Li returns as well to be a vocal coach at "Crescendo". Since the return of the two, the three friends find themselves embroiled in complicated love affairs. Chu Fan accuses Mei Ling of wrongdoing because of a misunderstanding.

Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike anything that’s come out of the region before.