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In an era of rising prices, JIAN Keke has long understood the importance of saving money. Her life seemed to lack the option of love because dating was undeniably costly. That was until she encountered WANG Haikuò, whose spending was as extravagant as a flowing river. Elly, a gold-digging woman, swore to pursue Haikuò, but Keke believed he was kind. How could she allow him to be in deep water? Thus, she began to sabotage Elly’s plans, only to find herself unexpectedly having a crush on Haikuò. Little did she know, this was part of Haikuò’s scheme, leading her into the trap of love.

The Champion is an idol drama produced by Mediacorp in Singapore. It was telecast from October 20 to November 16, 2004. The show stars Taiwanese idol Toro, Yan Xingshu, Qi Yuwu, Julian Hee, Jeanette Aw, Felicia Chin, Fiona Xie and Joyce Zhao, all young actors and actresses. This show also marked Jesseca Liu's acting debut. It received one of the highest viewership rate during the telecast of the show, especially since there were a few semi-nude scenes such as Qi Yuwu stripping on-screen and Fiona Xie and other members of the Flying Fish running down Orchard Road in their bikinis. This was also the first drama which allowed viewers to vote via a SMS competition on Nov 16 2004 for the viewers' favourite 2-minute short ending which was aired on Nov 17 2004 at 8.58 pm just before the debut of the next drama My Mighty In-Laws.

Twenty years ago, Dashan and Yoyo, who was the girlfriend of his brother Dajiang, had smoked dope on the verandah. Dajiang was so angry that he beat Yoyo up. She fell off the building, and the scene was witnessed by an ugly girl named Xiaoxian. Dashan is now a maverick lawyer who does lots of pro bono work. He is attached to the firm of his mentor, Chen Guo. Old Bao, a private investigator, and Alvin, a ruffian, often help him with his cases. His girlfriend, Sun Kaili, works in the same law firm as he does.