The Ting Hai effect,also known as the Adam Cheng effect,is a stock market phenomenon in which there is a sudden and unexplained drop in the stock market whenever a film or a television series starring Hong Kong actor Adam Cheng is released. It still remains as a popular topic among stock brokers,years after the television drama The Greed of Man was broadcast in Hong Kong in late 1992. The effect is named after Ting Hai,the primary antagonist in the drama,who was portrayed by Cheng.
The Greed of Man is a Hong Kong television series first broadcast on TVB Jade in 1992. The story,spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan,addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times,from triad violence to corruption in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It featured a top roster cast,including veteran TVB actors Adam Cheng and Damian Lau and award-winning actor Sean Lau. The series is also well remembered for a Hong Kong stock market cultural phenomenon called the "Ting Hai effect". In 2022,the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new Youku and TVB programme.
Nancy Sit Ka-yin is a Hong Kong actress on the TVB network. Her acting career dated back to the 1960s,when she was a popular teen idol alongside Connie Chan Po-chu,and Josephine Siao. Sit recorded many albums in her teens,and later served as a mentor to Anita Mui,who went on to become one of the biggest superstars in Hong Kong history.
Josephine Siao Fong-fong is a Hong Kong film star who became popular as a child actress and continued her success as a mature actress,winning numerous awards including Best Actress at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Since retiring from show business,she has become a writer and a psychologist,known for her work against child abuse.
Betty Ting is a Taiwanese former actress who was mainly active in the 1970s. Ting is best known for being the center of international speculation regarding the untimely death of Bruce Lee in her apartment. Ting is credited with over 50 films.
Kevin Cheng Ka-wing is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his first lead role in the TVB drama Hard Fate.
Connie Chan Po-chu is a Chinese actor who has made more than 230 films in a variety of genres,from traditional Cantonese opera and wuxia movies to contemporary youth musicals;action films to comedies;melodramas and romances. Owing to her popularity,she was dubbed "The Movie-Fan Princess". During the 1960s,Connie Chan was one of Hong Kong cinema's most beloved teen idols.
The House of 72 Tenants (七十二家房客) is a 1973 Hong Kong film directed by Chor Yuen. It is a remake of a 1963 Chinese film of the same name. It was the top box office film of 1973 in Hong Kong,surpassing Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon.
Damian Lau Chung-yan is a Hong Kong film and television actor,executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres,produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV.
Lee Heung-kam was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera and TVB actress.
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1978.
Chor Lau-heung is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the first three novels in the Chu Liuxiang novel series by Taiwanese writer Gu Long. Adam Cheng starred as the titular protagonist,Chor Lau-heung. The series was first broadcast on TVB on September 3,1979. The 65 episodes long series was divided into four parts:The Legend of Mo-fa (無花傳奇),The Great Desert (大沙漠),Legend of the Divine Palace (神宮傳奇) and The Final Battle (最後一戰).
Chan Hung-lit,was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s.
Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Tin Ha Sum was a Hong Kong comedian,MC,actress and singer. Known for her portly figure,signature dark rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle,she was affectionately known to peers and fans as Fei-fei or Fei Jie.
The Smiling,Proud Wanderer is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title,starring Chow Yun-fat and Rebecca Chan. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from in 1984.
David Siu Chung-hang is a former Hong Kong TVB actor. He is best known for his role as Ting How-hai (丁孝蟹) in the 1992 TVB series The Greed of Man. He entered TVB in 1987 and starred in a number TV series including Behind Silk Curtains,A Trial of Lifetime,Bet On Fate,The Greed of Man,The Link,and Remembrance. In 1994,he turned to work for ATV and devoted himself to running a 4-wheel drive conversion shop in Hong Kong.
Ng Wui was a Hong Kong film director,writer and actor,best known for his films of the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with over 200 films under his direction.
Ying Ting is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Ting is credited with over 75 films.
