Hidden Treasures

Film art director CHEUK LAM goes to Apliu Street to do a research for her film director boyfriend WAI KA-MING. There she meets KWOK LAI-KAM, the owner of a second-hand store, and TAI SIU-LEUNG, who sells high-class audio-visual equipment. Apliu Street has been the TAIS’ base since two generations ago. LEUNG’s father used to sell second-hand electric appliances but now LEUNG is already able to set up his own shop to sell first class audio equipment. LEUNG has been living with his mother YUE SHUK-HAN and his sisters SIU-MEI and SIU-LAI since the death of his father. LEUNG is a nice, helpful bloke. His endearing personality has not only made him popular in Apliu Street but also won him the title of “Chairman of the Traders’ Association”. After the opening of his shop, LEUNG decides to leave his friend KWAN PING-YAN to run his second-hand stall. PANG KA-KEI, the Vice Chairman of the Traders’ Association, is a cunning, ambitious hypocrite.… ...

LEUNG is beaten in the election and feels very disappointed. KEI has obviously changed his friendly attitude towards LEUNG now that he has risen to become the new Chairman. LEUNG comes to know what kind of person KEI really is. KEI sets up a new shop next to LEUNG’s also to sell high-class audio equipment, thus becoming one of LEUNG’s competitors. KEI offers MR. CHAN, the authorized agent for audio speakers, a very attractive package in order to replace LEUNG as the sole agent for the products. To retain his status as the sole agent, LEUNG promises MR. CHAN that he will try his very best to maximize the sales of speakers within the time specified. MING and LAM arrive at Apliu Street to prepare for the filming. They find KEI’s shop an ideal site for shooting and are willing to offer KEI a certain amount of money as rent.… ...

To beat LEUNG, KEI means to sell his products at prices well below production costs, which has largely affected LEUNG’s business. KEI’s sister PANG KA-YAN works as a secretary at a properties agency and has been secretly in love with the District Manager SHING TAI-CHI. CHI has been suffering from negative assets since the Asian Financial Turmoil. He ends up with a much lower income and gets moved to Sham Shui Po branch office from an office situated in the high-class residential area. MING has started filming and a large number of stall owners, including MADAM TAI SHING and MASTER COACH of Apliu Street, take part in the shooting as extras. Thinking that MADAM TAI SHING gets bullied, LEUNG tries to stand up for her and thus falls into a quarrel with the filming crew. He later finds out that it is just a misunderstanding. KEI, believing that LEUNG means to cause trouble, gives him a good telling-off for making such a mess.… ...