Frugal Game (慳錢家族) - Part 6

Frugal Game (慳錢家族) - Part 6 Starring: Miriam Yeung, Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Eason Chan, Wayne Lai Genres: Comedy Year 2002 Hong Kong Movies Cantonese Version Wai (Eric Tsang) is the father of two kids, the elder of which is college graduate Chin-Wah (Miriam Yeung). Without a job since graduation, Chin-Wah handles the home while Dad is off working at a hotel. Or so he says. In fact, he was laid off months earlier by evil supervisor Diana (Carol Cheng). Wai now passes his time in a fast food restaurant along with numerous other unemployed workers, all using their cell phones to hunt for jobs or even run their businesses. Things are so dire that when the restaurant advertises for cleaning people, some even offer to work for food. It's almost like Silicon Valley. However, Wai gets an offer from the newly-unemployed Diana. She wants to compete in "Frugal Game," a reality TV show where families of unemployed individuals compete. She's unmarried (and is actually a sugar mommy to jerky bastard Conroy Chan), and wants Wai's family to create the family of four that's required to compete. Though hesitant, Wai and his family eventually agree. The contest runs like this: each family lives in an assigneed candy-colored apartment for a week, and has only 500 HK dollars to spend. They can't get help from specific external forces (i.e. charity, friends, etc.), and must pay to use the apartment's numerous facilities (TV, bathroom, and utilities). At the end of the week, the family with the most money wins. (...)

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