No Good Either Way

MO NGA-LIK, ALEX, product designer of the Research & Development Department of Goaltech Scientific Ltd., is not only talented but also very popular among his colleagues and boss. His four proteges, who are known as A4, even regard him as their good friends. His girlfriend, LING LING-CHING, works for an NGO. MO KIN-YEE, KIN, ALEX’s younger sister, works at an insurance company. An aggressive member of the “post-80s” generation, her dream is to buy a flat of her own. CHI WING-HAN, VIOLET, manager of the Administration Department, is picking the receptionist up the second ALEX walks into the office. He decides to teach VIOLET a lesson. Senior Marketing Officer MAN KA-WA, STEVE, went to the same secondary school as ALEX. He has worked at Goaltech for 10 years. STEVE has a difficult time being teased about when he is meeting a client with his boss……

VIOLET calls her secretary, HOI-KEI, telling her to tell STEVE to come to see her. He does not know until he runs into ALEX that VIOLET wants to see both of them. According to her, their promotion proposals have been shelved. ALEX, STEVE and A4 plan to complain to SAM. ELAINE, the departmental secretary, has managed to find out about which hospital SAM’s wife, CHAN OI-LIN, IRENE, is staying. Taking her advice, ALEX and STEVE make a dash for the hospital but they do not see SAM. VIOLET has hired a private nurse for IRENE. It turns out that the nurse, whose name is WONG SHUI-SHUI, is not only her cousin but also her mole. VIOLET is not happy that STEVE’s new car is more expensive than hers. DICKSON requests that KIN ask NING-CHING to work for him after learning that the latter is a friend of socialite MRS. SZEMA’s. If KIN fails to do so, he threatens, she will be given the axe……

A MR. DIU, who STEVE suspects is a homosexual, wants to rent a room. STEVE does not think he will make a good tenant, but for money’s sake he has no choice. STEVE is molested by a homosexual at a convenience store. And then a man with a moustache follows him. It turns out that the man is INDERPAL SINGH, STEVE’s Indian school friend who was born in Hong Kong. Some twenty years ago INDERPAL returned to India as per his parents’ request but he has come back to look for a job. STEVE puts him up for the time being. DICKSON makes things difficult for KIN again. YIU YEE-LONG, AARON, a member of A4, helps her out. KIN wants to resign. When NING-CHING learns that DICKSON has been menacing KIN, she agrees to join her insurance company. SAM tells ALEX to call on his flat in the evening to report the progress of a product research. ALEX knows that this will be a good timing to complain against VIOLET. MRS……

VIOLET, after being informed by her mole, sneaks into SAM’s study to seduce him. ALEX is taken in instantly. SAM plans to invite GILBERT CHAN, a well-known marketing people, to be the Marketing Director of Goaltech. VIOLET, who is assigned to take care of the invitation, turns to FRANCIS, Manager of the Finance Department, for advice of how to ruin the plan. CHAN CHING-LOY, IRENE’s father who lives in Thailand, has come to see IRENE. He treats SAM very badly and even hits him. No matter how badly he is treated, SAM dares not say a word. His father-in-law’s attitude towards him reminds him of how IRENE used to treat him. The idea of becoming MRS. KO comes to VIOLET’s mind when SHUI-SHUI tells her SAM does not want to see her wife wake up. INDERPAL sees through DICKSON’s crafty scheme and decides to expose his mask. NING-CHING sees DICKSON bribing INDERPAL.

KIN and ARRON get along very well. She likes him even more when she learns that he is her favorite blogger “MR. GET AHEAD”. STEVE is thrilled when KIMURA’s assistant calls to fix a time for them to sign the contract on Friday evening. ALEX and his colleagues all think that they should keep the matter a secret. VIOLET demands ALEX to submit a sample product that uses nano anion far infrared synthetic technology but he pays no attention to her. A friend of INDERPAL’s sells second-hand electrical appliances to India for a living. Seeing this, INDERPAL hawks the used electrical appliances he gets from ALEX’s flat. NING-CHING is upset when she learns that he has sold ALEX’s weather forecast instrument as well. SAM runs into ALEX. VIOLET grasps the opportunity to mention the nano anion far infrared synthetic technology. As a result, SAM tells ALEX to explain the technology to him in detail the day after tomorrow……

ALEX and STEVE have both received a warning letter. If VIOLET ever picks at him again, ALEX declares, he will quit for sure. STEVE believes VIOLET has planted a mole in the company. STEVE’s flat is stuffed with used electrical appliances which INDERPAL took home. INDERPAL nearly sets the house on fire as he is fixing an oven. DIU has a heart attack because of the false alarm, and he decides to move out as soon as he has been discharged. KIN and her friend CHOW LEI-LEI go to a job fair together. She is hugely dejected that she does not get an offer. VIOLET suggests reducing staff but SAM does not find it a good idea. She wants to express her love for him but the sudden appearance of IRENE’s younger brother, CHAN SHUN-MO, ruins her plan. SAM is going to Germany on a business trip. He decides not to take ALEX along this time. SHUM HEI-MAN takes INDERPAL for STEVE’s driver……

LING-CHING cannot believe she is employed. She wants to tell VIOLET that ALEX is her boyfriend but VIOLET must dash for the airport. KIN goes to a real estate agency to look for a flat. She recommends herself to the manager, HO CHING-CHIK, as soon as she learns that they are hiring people. CHING-CHIK tells her to get a certificate of registration for real estate agent first. STEVE’s mobile phone is running out of battery. Inspired by LING-CHING’s casual remarks, he comes up with a special charger that can charge up any battery. KIN asks AARON on the Internet for interview tips. His reply is “compliance”, which works. SAM asks ALEX about the progress of the research and development of far infrared products. ALEX tells his boss he is currently working on a product named “ES”. SAM therefore tells him to go all-out to work on the new project. STEVE would like to invite HEI-MAN to their wedding……

HEI-MAN’s appearance at ALEX’s wedding makes STEVE believe he will become her boyfriend. To his disappointment, she is only attending the wedding on behalf of her boyfriend, DR. SHING KA-YAN. SAM announces that a Germany is interested in Goaltech’s products and that its owner will be coming to Hong Kong. LING-CHING decides to postpone their honeymoon so that ALEX will be able to meet the German client. ALEX appreciates her thoughtfulness. VIOLET has returned from overseas. SAM gives her a ride to the office. Everybody in the company jumps to the conclusion that she is SAM’s mistress. STEVE’s car is missing. He suspects that it must have been stolen. It turns out that INDERPAL is using it for his illegal car hire business. VIOLET is unfamiliar with ES products. SAM therefore decides she needs not meet the German client. She, however, decides to turn up at the meeting anyway……