The Trading Floor

{{Short description|2018 Hong Kong television miniseries}} {{Infobox television | image = TheTradingFloor.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = Official poster | alt_name = | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none | t = 東方華爾街 | s = 东方华尔街 | p = Dōng Fāng Huá Ěr Jiē | j = Dung1 Fong1 Waa4 Ji2 Gaai1}} | genre = [[Financial thriller]] | creator = Cora Yim | based_on = | developer = | writer = Frances To Anthony Yan Ho Wing-wong Yu Pan-pan Lo Ka-yee Oscar Fung | screenplay = | story = | director = Wong Kwok-keung | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = [[Francis Ng]] [[Joseph Chang]] [[Yu Nan]] [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]] [[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee|Maggie Cheung]] [[Liu Kai-chi]] [[Carlos Chan (actor)|Carlos Chan]] Poon Chan-leung Jacky Cai Jiang A-Joe | judges = | end_theme = | composer = Lam Kwan-fai Julian Chan | country = Hong Kong | language = Cantonese | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 5 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Wong Kwok-keung Eddie Espinal Sun Zhonghuai | producer = [[Andy Lau]] | news_editor = | location = [[Cyberjaya]], [[Malaysia]] | cinematography = Tam Wan-kai | editor = Wong Hoi | camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]] | runtime = | company = [[Fox Networks Group]] [[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]] [[Focus Group Holdings Limited|Focus Television Production]] | budget = US$5 million<ref name=budget>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20180523003838-260404|title=劉德華為《東方華爾街》獻出電視劇監製處女秀！遺憾因摔馬沒有一起打仗 |date=23 May 2018 }}</ref> | network = [[Star Chinese Movies]] | released = | first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2018|5|24}} | last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2018|6|21}} | related = }}

'''''The Trading Floor''''' is a 2018 Hong Kong [[financial thriller]] television miniseries produced by [[Andy Lau]] and directed by Wong Kwok-keung. The series stars [[Francis Ng]], [[Joseph Chang]] and [[Yu Nan]], with special appearances by [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]] and [[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee|Maggie Cheung]], while the recurring cast includes [[Liu Kai-chi]], [[Carlos Chan (actor)|Carlos Chan]], Poon Chan-leung, Jacky Cai and Jiang A-Joe. Co-produced by [[Fox Networks Group]], [[Tencent Pictures|Tencent Penguin Pictures]] and Lau's [[Focus Group Holdings Limited|Focus Television Production]], ''The Trading Floor'' premiered on 24 May 2018 on [[Star Chinese Movies]], as well as being available for streaming for subscribers on Fox +, with every episode airing each Thursday.<ref name=mingpao>{{cite web|url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180508/s00007/1525770364249|title=【劉德華監製】吳鎮宇張孝全《東方華爾街》5‧24首播(17:05)}}</ref>

==Plot== Anthony Yip ([[Francis Ng]]), the Secretary of the Minister of Economic Development, collaborates with the "Three Financial Giants": Eastman Properties president Ronald Man (played by Albert Cheung), Evergate Construction Materials president Fok Kin (Mark Cheung) and Marco Media president Cheung Yung ([[Law Kar-ying]]) to manipulate the financial market for profit. In order to generate an even greater gain, Yip brings back financial genius Wai Hong ([[Joseph Chang]]) from Myanmar, where he had been hiding from international authorities, in order to set the stage for a new financial crisis.

Wai manipulates the stock market with a series of expert moves, but because of back-to-back involvement in numerous incidents of financial interference, he attracts the attention of Securities & Futures Commission investigator Claudia Fang ([[Yu Nan]]) while, wall the players are unknowingly walking into a trap set by Yip.

Yip and Wai were formerly members and the best brother-in-arms of an underground financial elite team CASH for the last ten years. Together with two other members, Nick Cheuk (played by [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]]) and Pamela (played by [[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee|Maggie Cheung]]), they defeated some financial giants to prevent a market-maker's actions in an attempt to turn back the damage done to the market ecology. Unfortunately, Yip suddenly turns on them, betraying everyone in his team. From then on, Wai and Yip become sworn enemies. Hong forms his own CASH team with new members BJ ([[Carlos Chan (actor)|Carlos Chan]]), Sarah (Jacky Cai), Dow (Jiang A-joe) and Master (Poon Chan-leung) to stop Yip from another of his conspiracies.

==Cast== ===Main cast=== *[[Francis Ng]] as Anthony Yip (葉抱一) *[[Joseph Chang]] as Wai Hong (韋航) *[[Yu Nan]] as Claudia Fong (方旋)

===Special appearance=== *[[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]] as Nick Cheuk (卓意寧) *[[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee]] as Pamela

===Recurring cast=== *[[Liu Kai-chi]] as Law Kai-chung (羅啟中) *[[Gwei Lun-mei]] as Anna *[[Carlos Chan (actor)|Carlos Chan]] as BJ *Poon Chan-leung as Master (老爺) *Jacky Cai as Sarah (莎) *Jiang A-Joe as Dow *Albert Cheung as Ronald Man (文啟山) *Mark Cheung as Fok Kin (霍堅) *[[Law Kar-ying]] as Cheung Yung (張融) *Alan Luk as Cheung Chak-san (張澤新) *[[Justin Cheung]] as Leung Kai (梁佳) *[[Fish Liew]] *Anna Ng *Leung Kin-ping *Deno Cheung

==Production== ===Development=== The project was first announced at the 2017 Hong Kong Filmart on 12 March 2017 as a five-episode miniseries to be produced by [[Andy Lau]], co-produced by Lau's [[Focus Group Holdings Limited|Focus Television Production]] and [[Fox Networks Group]], and set to be aired on Fox's [[Star Chinese Movies]]. The series is created by Cora Yim, the head of Chinese entertainment and territory head of Hong Kong for Fox Networks Group with Wong Kwok-keung, directed of the acclaimed 2014 [[Hong Kong Television Network|HKTV]] series, ''[[The Election]]'', was set to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andy-lau-produce-tv-series-fox-985388|title=Filmart: Andy Lau to Produce TV Series for Fox|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=12 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/asia/fox-trading-floor-as-first-premium-asian-miniseries-1202007199/|title=FilMart: Fox Sets 'Trading Floor' as First Premium Asian Miniseries (EXCLUSIVE)|date=12 March 2017 }}</ref> With a total budget of US$5 million (US$1 million per episode), development for the series took a total of three years.<ref name=global/><ref name=budget/>

===Filming=== The series held its production commencement ceremony in April 2017 where the cast was also unveiled, which include [[Francis Ng]], [[Joseph Chang]], [[Yu Nan]], [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]], [[Maggie Cheung Ho-yee]], [[Carlos Chan (actor)|Carlos Chan]], Poon Chan-leung, Jacky Cai and Jiang A-Joe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/trading-floor-begin-filming-055900925.html|title="Trading Floor" to begin filming|date=27 April 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2017042546980/fox-focus-tv-tencent-to-take-the-trading-floor-global.html|title=FOX, Focus TV, Tencent to take The Trading Floor global}}</ref> Filming for ''The Trading Floor'' began in May 2017 [[Cyberjaya]], [[Malaysia]], where locations and sets portraying an older [[Hong Kong]] were available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2017/05/240916/hong-kong-financial-thriller-trading-floor-begins-filming-cyberjaya|title=Hong Kong financial thriller Trading Floor begins filming in Cyberjaya|date=20 May 2017 }}</ref> Production wrapped up in late June of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fox-networks-group-aims-high-asian-series-trading-floor-1202486291/|title=Fox Networks Group Aims High With Asian Series 'Trading Floor'|date=4 July 2017 }}</ref>

==Release== On 8 May 2018, the series released its official trailer and poster and was announced its premier on 24 May 2018 on Fox's [[Star Chinese Movies]] network and the streaming platform, Fox +<ref name=mingpao/>

On 23 May 2018, the series held a global press conference where it was attended by producer Lau, director Wong and cast members Ng, Chang, Tam, Cheung, Liu, Chan, Cai and Fish Liew.<ref name=global>{{cite web|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/191566/%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E8%8F%AF%E7%88%BE%E8%A1%97-%E5%8A%89%E5%BE%B7%E8%8F%AF%E5%A0%85%E6%8C%81%E7%82%BA%E6%B8%AF%E5%8A%87%E8%A6%93%E6%96%B0%E9%A1%8C%E6%9D%90-%E9%9B%96%E7%84%B6%E8%BE%9B%E8%8B%A6%E4%BD%86%E9%83%BD%E8%A6%81%E5%81%9A|title=【東方華爾街】劉德華堅持為港劇覓新題材「雖然辛苦但都要做」|date=23 May 2018 }}</ref> The series premiered the following day, airing two episodes, while each new episode will air every Thursday.

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominee !Result |- |rowspan=3|2019 |rowspan=3|[[Asian Television Awards|23rd Asian Television Awards]] |Best Drama Series |''The Trading Floor'' |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=2|Best Actor in a Leading Role |[[Francis Ng]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Joseph Chang|Chang Hsiao-Chuan]] |{{nom}} |}

==See also== *[[Andy Lau filmography]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://thetradingfloor.tv/ Official website] *''[https://www.facebook.com/TheTradingFloorFNG/ The Trading Floor]'' on [[Facebook]]

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