The Midas Touch (2013 film)

The Midas Touch
	Film poster
Traditional	超級經理人
Simplified	超级经理人
Mandarin	Chāo Jí Jīng Lǐ Rén
Cantonese	Ciu1 Kap1 Ging1 Lei5 Jan4
Directed by	Andrew Fung
Produced by	Chan Hing-ka
Screenplay by	Andrew Fung; Chan Hing-ka; Ho Miu-kei; Ng Wing-san
Story by	Chan Hing-ka
Starring	Chapman To; Charlene Choi
Music by	Eric Kwok; Ted Lo
Cinematography	Lam Chi-kin
Edited by	Yau Chi-wai
Production; company	Emperor Motion Pictures; Emperor Film Distribution (Beijing); Emperor (Beijing) Culture Development; Letv Pictures
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures; UA Films
Release date	5 September 2013[1];
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Budget	HK$20 million [2]

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 bitten off more than he can chew. 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 (麥超)
Charlene Choi as Suen Mei-mei (孫美美)
Gao Yunxiang as J-Dragon (劍龍)
Christie Chen as Peggy (沛堅)
Alice Li as Nancy (楠楠)
Una Xie as Dodo (杜頌)
Jie Zhuang as Marilyn (瑪莉蓮)
Venus Wong as River (淼淼)
Angela Hui as Mona (白日夢)
Jennifer Zhang as Flora (阿花)
Deep Ng as Beefy (牛河)
Johnny Choi as Fries (薯條)
Ryan Lam as Toast (多士)
Masaki Heung as Salad (沙律)
Jenny Lau as Winky (陳詠)

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 (周老闆)
Yumiko Cheng as Tina
Stephanie Che as Keung (阿強)
Louis Cheung as Model agency boss
6-Wing as Master Rain (雨雲大師)
Eric Kwok as Director
Steven Cheung as Director David Tam (譚大衛)
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."[3]

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References

"超級經理人(The Midas Touch) - UDPower - UDPower 令你享受生活".
"EMP seeks youth gold with Midas Touch".
Andrew Chan (12 September 2013). "The Midas Touch". HK Neo Reviews.

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[1] "超級經理人(The Midas Touch) - UDPower - UDPower 令你享受生活".

[2] "EMP seeks youth gold with Midas Touch".

[3] Andrew Chan (12 September 2013). "The Midas Touch". HK Neo Reviews.