A New Life (Singaporean TV series)

A New Life is a Chinese drama in Singapore which aired in 2005. It is about how an ordinary man and blue-collar worker manage to overcome obstacles by himself and face many challenges and difficulties in his daily life.

Plot
Zhang Youfu (Christopher Lee) is an ordinary man and blue-collar worker who stopped schooling at Secondary 2 at the age of 14 years old to join the workforce by helping his father Zhang Wancai (Yan Bingliang) in the curry chicken business and also tried working out on different jobs from different industries including a durian seller, a handmade fishball noodles seller and a massage service assistant after he completed his national service either, but unfortunately, they were all failed attempts and he ultimately returned back to cooking curry chicken at funerals. However, as he is slow-witted and clumsy, the former 2 (being the bosses of the durian and handmade fishball noodles business respectively) of his employers find his work performance wanting and thinking that he's beyond hope. However, he is optimistic by nature and does not hold a grudge. Following the death of his father Zhang Wancai because of throat cancer due to heavy smoking, the heavy burden of supporting his entire family consisting of his mother (Jin Yinji), his elder sister Zhang Zhenzhu (Carole Lin) and his elder brother Zhang Hongyun (Andrew Seow) falls squarely on his shoulder.

Cast

 * Christopher Lee as Zhang Youfu
 * Yvonne Lim as Ah Mei
 * Darren Lim as Lin Laifa
 * Andrew Seow as Zhang Hongyun, Youfu's elder brother
 * Carole Lin as Zhang Zhenzhu, Youfu's elder sister
 * Ann Kok as Guo Jialing
 * Jin Yinji as Youfu's mother
 * Hossan Leong as Ah Gen
 * Eelyn Kok as Qiurong
 * Alan Tern as Ah Ler
 * May Phua as Xiuxiu
 * Yan Bingliang as Zhang Dongcai, later renamed Zhang Wancai, a.k.a. Curry Cai, Youfu's father
 * Timothy Nga as Michael (Main Villain of the series)
 * Margaret Lee as Xiaoyan
 * Melody Chen as Ah Hua
 * Cheryl Desiree Chan as Laifa's younger sister
 * Lee Weng Kee as Jialing's father
 * Justina Low as Guo Jiayi, Jialing's elder sister
 * Seth Ang as Steven
 * Sharon Wong as Michael's girlfriend and wife (Mentally Unstable Villain of the series)
 * Luis Lim Yong Kun as Ah Xing (Villain of the series)
 * Remus Teng as Richard (Villain of the series)
 * Benjamin Yeung Sheung Bun as Alex
 * Chua Lee Lian as Herself (Creator, Storyteller and Narrator of this Drama)