''Material Queen'' () is a 2011 Taiwanese romance drama television series, a co-production between ''Next TVs producer Chen Yu-shan and

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. It stars

Vanness Wu Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdanc ...

and

Lynn Hung Xiong Dailin (熊黛林, born 10 October 1980), better known as Lynn Hung, is a Hong Kong-based fashion model and actress originally from mainland China. Born in Nanjing, China, Hung moved her base of modeling activities to Hong Kong in 2006 and ...

. It premiered on June 17, 2011 on CTS. The drama was filmed in Taiwan and France.

Synopsis

Lin Chu Man (

), a fashion model with a sweet appearance and a body that stands out from the other models, does not prejudice against a man for being short, fat, ugly or old, as long as he is rich. One day, she met Cai Jia Hao (

) and thought she had met her perfect Mr. Right, but she doesn't know that he is actually a hired body double for the billionaire "Mr. William Norman". When she discovers that Jia Hao is only a hired body double and his true identity is a penniless music student, she immediately dumps him. As karma would have it, she loses her job to a younger model, her rich lover dumps her and she finds out that Cai Jia Hao will be her new roommate. Chu Man and Jia Hao's unexpected living arrangement forces them to reconcile and to really get to know each other. As Chu Man becomes closer to Jia Hao, her goal of nabbing the real estate tycoon Yan Kai Ming (

Daniel Chan Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Career Singer In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leu ...

) becomes less of a priority. She starts to question whether being rich is what she truly desires.

Cast

Main

as Cai Jia Hao *

as Lin Chu Man

Supporting

as Yan Kai Ming *Jessie Chiang as Lu Yi Xian *Harry Chang as Ke Mai Long *

Annie Chen Annie Chen Ting-ni (; born 28 April 1989) is a Taiwanese actress, host and model. She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modeling contest in 2007.

as Sha Xia

Extended cast

* Na Wei Dong as Peter Pan * Meng Fan Gui as Director Dong *

Lin Mei-hsiu Lin Mei-hsiu (; born 6 June 1967) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Music video Theater Discography Singles Awards and nominations References External links * * ...

as Cai Jia Hui * Qu Zhong Heng as LEO * He Wen Hui as Jiang Bao *

David Chen David Chen (born 29 January 1979), also known as Chen Yifei () and Chen Yufan () is a Taiwanese actor. Personal life He married Chinese singer Tan Weiwei after proposing to her in 2016 during a trip to Mount Kailash. In 2018, they collaborated ...

as Brother Sharp *

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as Big Nanny * Zhang Huai Qiu as Ke Mai Long (Cameron)

Guest cast

Jay Shih Jay Shih (; born 31 October 1983) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. He debuted as one half of the Mandopop duo Awaking, with the other being Wesley Chia. As an actor, he has appeared in television series including ''Miss No Go ...

as Chia-hao (episode 17) *

Frankie Huang Brando Huang (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Career Born in Huwei, Yunlin, Huang is originally an engineer at Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, but had an interest in performing since young. Discovered by com ...

as Fang Chih-hui (episode 2)

Broadcast

References

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External links

CTS official site
Taiwanese drama television series Chinese Television System original programming 2011 Taiwanese television series debuts 2011 Taiwanese television series endings Television series set in the 2010s