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{{Infobox film

| name = The Midas Touch

| image = TheMidasTouch.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name =

| director = Andrew Fung

| producer = Chan Hing-ka

| screenplay = Andrew Fung
Chan Hing-ka
Ho Miu-kei
Ng Wing-san

| story = Chan Hing-ka

| starring = Chapman To
Charlene Choi

| music = Eric Kwok
Ted Lo

| cinematography = Lam Chi-kin

| editing = Yau Chi-wai

| studio = Emperor Motion Pictures
Emperor Film Distribution (Beijing)
Emperor (Beijing) Culture Development
Letv Pictures

| distributor = Emperor Motion Pictures
UA Films

| released =

| runtime =

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

| budget = HK$20 million

| gross =

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'The Midas Touch' is a 2013 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Andrew Fung and starring Chapman To and Charlene Choi as talent managers.

Plot



Successful debt collector Chiu takes pity on a group of wannabe pop starlets when he goes to collect from the agency they are signed with. Naively thinking that he can do a better job in launching their careers, Chiu takes over the company in lieu of the debt but starts to realize he may have overextended himself. Hoping that things might change with a strategic approach, he hires experienced talent manager Suen but with money running low and the company on the brink of bankruptcy, a dejected Chiu is soon ready to admit that his Midas touch has run out until a Korean showbiz entity expresses interest in the girls.

Now Chiu has to decide whether he is willing to say goodbye to his investment and, more importantly, to a dream he has come close to achieving.

Cast



*Chapman To as Mak Chiu ()

*Charlene Choi as Suen Mei-mei ()

*Gao Yunxiang as J-Dragon ()

*Christie Chen as Peggy ()

*Alice Li as Nancy ()

*Una Xie as Dodo ()

*Jie Zhuang as Marilyn ()

*Venus Wong as River ()

*Angela Hui as Mona ()

*Jennifer Zhang as Flora ()

*Deep Ng as Beefy ()

*Johnny Choi as Fries ()

*Ryan Lam as Toast ()

*Masaki Heung as Salad ()

*Jenny Lau as Winky ()

Special appearance

*Wong Cho-lam as Gibson

*Gillian Chung as Chinese-Korean policewoman

*He Jiong as Nancy's brother

*Hins Cheung as Robber

*Lo Hoi-pang as Boss Chow ()

*Yumiko Cheng as Tina

*Stephanie Che as Keung ()

*Louis Cheung as Model agency boss

*6-Wing as Master Rain ()

*Eric Kwok as Director

*Steven Cheung as Director David Tam ()

*Vincy Chan as PR lady

*Tyson Chak as Ben

*Lam Chak-kwan as Master of variety

*Ma Yuk-sing as Action choreographer

*Mani Fok as Mani

*Law Chi-leung as Tony

*Derek Kwok as Peter

*Law Wing-cheung as Film workshop boss

*Nicholas Tse as Himself

Critical response



Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "There is also not enough laugh out loud moments for the film to be a comedy and when it tries for dramatic effects, it feels rather odd."

References



Category:2013 films

Category:Hong Kong comedy films

Category:2013 comedy films

Category:2010s Cantonese-language films

Category:Films set in Hong Kong

Category:Films shot in Hong Kong


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