Double Bonus is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on

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's free-to-air channel,

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. It stars

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, Michelle Chia , Zhang Yao Dong ,

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of this series. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes. It made its debut on 3 Jan 2012 and was screened on Channel 8 at 2100hrs on every weekday night.

Synopsis

Yongjia BBQ Pork is a century old shop famed for its bak kwa. The owner of Yongjia, Jin Wentao (portrayed by

) is not interested in running the business. So his wife, Shujiao (portrayed by Zhu Mi Mi) is the one who helms it. The profit margin for bak kwa is high, giving rise to the opening of numerous bak kwa shops. Although competition is stiff, Wentao insists on providing his customers good quality bak kwa at reasonable prices. Life is simple and routine for the Jins. The Jins' eldest son, Junjie (portrayed by

), is a kind and easy-going person. He graduated from polytechnic and found a well-paying job. However, he quit his job to help out at Yongjia as he could not bear to see Shujiao work so hard. His wife, Meifeng (portrayed by

) is a hardworking and unassuming person who works tirelessly beside her husband without complaint at Yong Xiang. The second son and his wife, Junyang (portrayed by

Zhang Yaodong Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search ...

) and Isabella (portrayed by Michelle Chia), are full of drive and ambition. Shujiao quietly helps Junyang to set up his own bak kwa business and finances the venture.Double Bonus: Little Fortune and Handsome Gods. UrbanWire
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Cast

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The series was nominated for only 1 category ,

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Trivia

*The show was pre empted on 23 & 24 January due to

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Specials. *The show was also pre empted on 22 January due to

Countdown.

Overseas broadcast

External links

Series Synopsis
on xinmsn.com

References

{{reflist Singapore Chinese dramas 2012 Singaporean television series debuts Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming