The Midas Touch

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 (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."