Shine On You

New teacher of Wan Ting Po-shui Memorial College WONG YEUK-SZE is appointed the Assistant Class Teacher of Form 4A. On the first day of the new school term, SZE’s partner and the Main Class Teacher of 4A TSANG CHING-LEUNG turns up late for work. The Principal is shocked to hear that the school has lost another batch of some sixty students. He is so appalled by the news that he has fallen down in a faint straight away. KAR TSAI-CHOI, who has just returned from his business trip in the United Kingdom, bumps into LEUNG at the car park and CHOI’s antique tea set is soon broken. CHOI requests compensation from LEUNG and LEUNG’s uncle FONG CHI-KEUNG, but in vain. He gets even more irritated when he knows that LEUNG is his next door neighbor.… ...

Since he is repeatedly picked on by CHOI, LEUNG believes that he will be the one to be sacked and therefore plans to look for a new job. But with the economic downturn, it is really hard for LEUNG to secure a post. He is left with no alternative and has to continue to put up with CHOI. CHOI is so impressed by SZE’s enthusiasm and commitment and has decided to adopt her proposal, which has irked a number of teaching staff. Two students have got into a fight at school. CHOI tries but fails to settle the dispute, and worse than that, he has further angered the lads. FUNG opines that CHOI does not at all understand teenagers. CHOI’s uncle KAR WAH-BIU moves into CHOI’s home in order to look out for him, which has, however, caused CHOI a great deal of trouble. CHOI is so annoyed that he has finally sent BIU to a guesthouse. CHOI passes by when SZE and LEUNG are having a composition lesson with their students.… ...

CHING is going to take her life. Thankfully, SZE and LEUNG arrives in time to stop her, during which they are so surprised to learn that CHING is in love with her teacher CHOW CHUNG-CHAI, who is already married. CHAI shifts all responsibility onto CHING, which irks CHOI so much that he has decided to fire him. Thinking that the staff reduction program has come to an end, LEUNG feels much relieved. CHOI, however, reminds him that he will have to continue to do his job properly. To make as much money as possible, CHOI decides to offer a school place to a disruptive student AU YEUNG SHAN, which worries FUNG enormously. With the encouragement of his colleagues, P.E. Teacher NG YUK-TAK begins to woo SZE but he ends up making an utter fool of himself. FUNG wants to expel SHAN from the school after he has had a fight with his schoolmates, but SZE, who is later found out to be SHAN’s stepmother, tries her best to intercede for him.… ...

The guesthouse where BIU is staying is on fire. CHOI is so worried about BIU that he decides to let him move back into his home. BIU is good at repairing electric appliances, which makes him incredibly popular among his neighbors. Believing that SHAN is a good-natured lad, CHOI is sure that he has made the right decision to accept the student. SHAN thinks SZE has spoken ill of him in front of TAK. To take revenge, he steals his own test paper from the teacher’s desk and claims that it is SZE who has misplaced it. LEUNG knows SHAN is lying but SZE, for some undisclosed reason, pleads with him not to tell CHOI anything about it. CHOI discovers that a caretaker has been stealing the school’s resources. FUNG intercedes for the caretaker and begs CHOI not to call the police. CHOI agrees to her request and dismisses the caretaker eventually. LEUNG meets a kind-hearted young girl LAM WING-YAN and falls for her at once.… ...

YAN’s class is interrupted by a disruptive student. Meanwhile, LEUNG passes by and manages to save her from embarrassment. YAN is therefore very grateful to him. To cut expenditure, CHOI plans to close the school library, which is strongly opposed by SZE and YAN. CHOI then requests LEUNG to submit a proposal to improve library services. While LEUNG and YAN are looking for reference books in the library, SZE comes in to disturb the peace. This has irked LEUNG a little bit. LEUNG asks YAN out to watch a film but YAN is so busy and finally turns him down. Thinking that BIU has revealed her nickname “Sexy Chick” to the students, FUNG has become furious. LEUNG makes up an excuse to ask YAN out again. This time around, YAN accepts his invitation, which gives LEUNG a great thrill. While reporting to KWOK-WING on the administration of the school, CHOI realizes his position has been shaken and he is very upset by this.… ...

CHI reveals the mother-son relationship between SZE and SHAN, which shocks all teachers to the core. SZE visits BIU who is still recuperating in the hospital. There she meets CHOI. She explains to CHOI that SHAN is disgusted at his father’s second marriage and has since become more and more rebellious. SZE asks BIU for forgiveness but CHOI insists on expelling SHAN. SZE decides to resign, which makes CHOI change his mind at once. LEUNG and YAN have both seen the TV commercial for the Inter-school Chinese Studies Competition. They suggest their students should take part in it but most teachers strongly object to their proposal. Thinking that it may help to promote the school, CHOI takes LEUNG’s and YAN’s suggestion and appoints them to take charge of the whole project. SHAN comes to apologize to BIU, where CHOI tells the lad that SZE has thought of resigning for his sake.… ...

SZE decides to look after SHAN while CHI is staying in hospital, for which she has drawn up a number of rules with the lad. TAK tries to find out more about SZE from SHAN, which irks the lad a bit. SZE has bought SHAN a new computer. She asks him to wait at home for the delivery but SHAN doesn’t take it too seriously. SZE hurries home after getting a call. When she sees SHAN lying on the sofa listening to music, she comes to understand why he fails to acknowledge receipt of the computer equipment. She is filled with anger and picks a quarrel with SHAN. To enhance the school’s reputation, CHOI decides that the school should take part in the Inter-school Fixture. He goes to watch the Hong Kong Youth Athletics Championship, through which he hopes to find some elite student athletes. He, however, ends up being humiliated and teased mercilessly. CHOI is robbed while wandering in the street.… ...

LEUNG shows BIU a photo of YAN and himself and offers to buy YAN a lot of snacks and drinks while YAN has also got LEUNG a sandwich for breakfast. LEUNG and YAN move away from each other awkwardly as other teachers step inside the staff room. They go out for lunch and happen to meet their colleagues. Their relationship is then revealed. SZE is surprised to hear that the scholarship will be awarded to WAH and not to the impoverished MAK KING-KEI. Immediately she goes to see CHOI and asks for his explanation. KEUNG asks YIN for money so that he can buy a gift for his mistress HUNG LI. BIU who suffers from low back pain visits a massage parlor, where he spots KEUNG and LI. Without delay, he reveals to LEUNG what he has seen. LEUNG questions KEUNG about his affair but KEUNG denies it. KEUNG brings LI home, saying that she is the wife of his workmate.… ...