The Fortune Handbook

Jan 26, 2017

1h 39m

★ 1.0

Overview

Soh Hock, a good for nothing brother-in-law tries to steal an age old Chinese pastry recipe from his own brother-in-law in a bid to sell it and get rich quickly. Things quickly take a turn when a God of Fortune sees his plan and decides to turn his life upside down.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

MM2 Entertainment

Shaw Organisation

Vividthree Productions

The Fortune Handbook Trailers

Cast

Soh Hock

Christopher Lee Ming-Shun

Ren Haoxing

Li Nanxing

Huat God

Mark Lee

Ah Zhen / Soh Hock's Wife

Vivian Lai

Soh Hock's Son

Xavier Ong

Intern Supervisor

Marcus Chin

Fortune God Intern

Nathan Hartono

Fortune God Intern

Sheila Sim

Fortune God Intern

Ferlyn Wong

Fortune God Intern

Hossan Leong

Fortune God Intern

Chua Jin Sen

Reporter

Dawn Yeoh

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