The Greed of Man

The Greed of Man
Official Poster
大時代
GenreFinancial thriller
Drama
Created byWai Ka-fai
Screenplay byKwan Ching-man
Chan Po-yin
Ng Lap-kwong
Fong Sai-keung
Cheung Lei-lei
Chan Po-wah
Lung Man-hong
Cheung Po-yin
Kwan Ching-wan
Directed byYuen Ying-ming
Yau Nam-lung
Lau Chun-ming
Wong Chun-man
Lam Kin-lung
Fung Pak-yuen
Lin Chi-fan
StarringAdam Cheng
Sean Lau
Yammie Lam
Vivian Chow
Amy Kwok
Bowie Lam
Loletta Lee
David Siu
Damian Lau
Michael Tao
Kenneth Tsang
Opening themeSui Yuet Mou Ching (歲月無情; 'Ruthless Life') performed by Adam Cheng
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes40[1]
Production
ProducerWai Ka-fai
Running time45 minutes each episode
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release5 October (1992-10-05)[2] –
27 November 1992 (1992-11-27)
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The Greed of Man
Traditional Chinese大時代
Simplified Chinese大时代
Literal meaningThe Great Times
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Shí Dài
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingDaai6 Si4 Doi6

The Greed of Man is a Hong Kong television series first broadcast on TVB Jade in 1992.[1] The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from triad violence to corruption in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It featured a top roster cast, including veteran TVB actors Adam Cheng and Damian Lau and award-winning actor Sean Lau. The series is also well remembered for a Hong Kong stock market cultural phenomenon called the "Ting Hai effect".[3] In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new Youku and TVB programme.[4]

  1. ^ a b Dianying.com. "Dianying.com." The Greed of Man. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
  2. ^ Sina.com. "Sina.com." 香港股市現“丁蟹效應” 鄭少秋喊冤:股民又賴我. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
  3. ^ Sina.com. "Sina.com." 丁蟹效應累恒指瀉663點. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
  4. ^ 朱奕錦 (18 May 2022). "優酷同TVB合辦綜藝《那年的精彩》 邀兩地人重演10套無綫經典劇". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 19 May 2022.