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The Trading Floor

2018 · 1 season

A sleek, talky financial thriller that keeps you leaning in to follow the scheming and double-crosses.

Created by
Cora Yim
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Francis Ng Chun-yu, Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Yu Nan
Overview
Anthony Yip, the Secretary of the Minister of Economic Development, collaborates with the “Three Financial Giants” – Eastman Properties president Ronald Man, Evergate Construction Materials president Fok Kin and Marco Media president Cheung Yung – to manipulate the financial market for profit. In order to generate an even greater gain, Yip brings back financial genius Wai Hong from Myanmar, where he had been hiding from international authorities, in order to set the stage for a new financial crisis.

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Created by
Cora Yim
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Francis Ng Chun-yu, Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Yu Nan
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • power
  • revenge
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Cora Yim
Written by
Ka-yee Lo
Starring
Francis Ng Chun-yu, Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan, Yu Nan, Justin Cheung Kin-sing, Jacky Cai, Gwei Lun-Mei, Poon Chan-Leung, Carlos Chan Ka-lok
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 45 min each
Network
STAR Chinese Channel
Country
China, Hong Kong, United States of America
Languages
Cantonese

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