Adam Cheng
Chinese name	鄭少秋 (Traditional)
Chinese name	郑少秋 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Zhèng Shàoqiū (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Zeng6 Siu3 Cau1 (Cantonese)
Birth name	Cheng Chong-sai (鄭創世)
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	February 24, 1947 (1947-02-24) (age 61) Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor, Singer
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Instrument(s)	Singing
Children	Joyce Cheng Yan Yee Cecily Cheng Wing Hei

Adam Cheng Siu-Chow (born February 24, 1947 in Hong Kong) is a popular TVB actor and singer in Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Cantopop (Chinese 粵語流行曲 is a colloquial Portmanteau for " Cantonese popular music ". A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born on 30 May 1987 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Hong Kong musician writer and performer Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders He is well known for controlling the stock market by coincidence with his role in different films. A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company This connection has been known as the Ding Hai Effect. The Ding Hai Effect ( Adam Cheng Effect, Chiu Koon Effect ( or Qiuguan Effect is a peculiar stock phenomenon that affects Hong Kong

Contents 1 Acting/singing history 2 Phenomenon 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 TV Series 3.2.1 1970 - 1980 3.2.2 1980 - 1990 3.2.3 1990 - 2000 3.2.4 2000 - Current 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Acting/singing history

He started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for being the suave leading man in wuxia drama series made by TVB. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Wuxia or Wǔxiá ( Mandarin ùɕiɑ̌ Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔxiá, Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6 Taiwanese/Hokkien bu hiap Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. Many of these are based on novels by Louis Cha and Gu Long. Louis Cha, GBM, OBE ( born 6 February 1924) known with his pen name Jin Yong ( is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language Xiong Yaohua ( (1937 – September 21, 1985) who wrote under the Pen name Gu Long ( was a Taiwanese writer of Wuxia He often sang the theme songs of the TV dramas he starred in, such as The Greed of Man, Cold Blood Warm Heart and Chor Lau Heung. The Greed of Man ( Traditional Chinese: 大時代 "Great Era" was a Drama Series that was broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong during Cold Blood Warm Heart (天地男兒 is a TVB drama serial produced in 1995 Many of these series are considered classics. Recently, he played a role in The Driving Power, he sang the theme song in this one also.

He has a total of four daughters. The first one was from a low profile marriage that ended in divorce. He married Lydia Shum in 1985 after 14 years of courtship. Lydia Shum Din-Ha, also known as Lydia Sum ( Chinese 沈[[wikt 殿|殿]] 霞; July 21, 1945 &mdash February 19 They had a daughter, Joyce Cheng Yan Yee in 1987, but they divorced just eight months after she was born. Joyce Cheng Yan-yee (born on 30 May 1987 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Hong Kong musician writer and performer ^[1] In 1989, he remarried and had another two daughters.

He has continued acting in TV series by TVB today and is considered one of the most enduringly popular actors of the company. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong.

Phenomenon

In the 1990s, TVB aired the classic drama The Greed of Man, which centred heavily around the stock market, and the schemes and plots of those who struck it rich in the market. Television Broadcasts Limited ( commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial Television station in Hong Kong. The Greed of Man ( Traditional Chinese: 大時代 "Great Era" was a Drama Series that was broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong during Cheng's character in the drama, Ding Hai, made an immense fortune by short selling derivatives and stocks during a bear market. In Finance, short selling or "shorting" is the practice of selling a Financial instrument that the seller borrows first (does not own and then In Investing, Financial markets are commonly believed to have market trends that can be classified as primary trends secondary trends (short-term and secular trends Many people went broke, but the Ding family became richer and richer until an eventual defeat by the family's nemesis.

Cheng is associated with the Ding Hai Effect, a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon that apparently causes a drop in global stock markets whenever he stars in a new TV show. The Ding Hai Effect ( Adam Cheng Effect, Chiu Koon Effect ( or Qiuguan Effect is a peculiar stock phenomenon that affects Hong Kong No reason is given for this effect, and it has been a popular topic amongst stock brokers years after the drama series was broadcast in Hong Kong in 1993.

Discography

Albums

• 愛人結婚了(1971)
• 紫色的戀情 (1972)
• 莫把愛情玩弄 (1972)
• 煙雨濛濛 (1973)
• 秋哥有錢 (1974)
• 紫釵記 (1975)
• 洛神·同屋共主 (1975)
• 伴侶 (1975)
• 天涯孤客 (1976)
• 寶蓮燈 (1976)
• 留住了歡笑 (1977)
• 江山美人 (1977)
• 歡樂年年 (1977)
• 倚天屠龍記 (1978)
• 陸小鳳 (1978)
• 合唱精選(1978)
• 一劍鎮神州 (1979)
• 心思思-旅美演唱歌曲精選(1979)
• 楚留香(1979)
• 輪流傳·名劍 (1980)
• 粤語流行曲精選 (1981)
• 流氓皇帝 (1981)
• 烽火飛花 (1981)
• 飛鷹 (1981)
• 富貴榮華 (1982)
• 新蜀山劍俠 (1983)
• 夾心人·火燒圓園 (1983)
• 勁歌 (1984)
• 有求必應 (1986)
• 秋意 (1988)
• 鄭少秋精選 (1992)
• 大時代 (1993)
• 笑看風云 (1995)
• 天大地大 (1995)
• 男人四十一頭家 (1995)
• 天涯孤客 (1997)
• 最佳友情人 (1999)
• 鄭少秋世紀之選 (2001)
• 金禧經典 (2002)
• 歡樂年年(賀年專輯) (2004)
• 楚漢驕雄·血薦軒轅(鄭少秋主題曲集) (2004)
• 家傳戶曉演唱會2005 (2005)

TV Series

1970 - 1980

• Chinese Folklore (1976)
• The Legend Of The Book and the Sword (1976)
• The Great Vendetta (1977)
• The Kingdom And The Beauty (1977)
• Luk Siu Fung (1977)
• Vanity Fair (1978)
• Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978)
• One Sword (1978)
• Chor Lau Heung (1979)
• Over The Rainbow (1979)

1980 - 1990

• Five Easy Pieces (1980)
• Odd Couple (1980)
• Brothers Four (1981)
• In Love And War (1981)
• The Hawk (1981)
• The Misadventure Of Zoo (1981)
• The Switch (1982)
• Sandwich Man (1983)
• Legendary Of Wud (1986)
• The Legend Of Wong Tai Sin (1986)
• Fate Takes A Hand (1987)
• Behind Silk Curtains (1988)
• Final Verdict (1988)
• Kuet Gin Wong Shing (1988)

1990 - 2000

• The Greed of Man (1993)
• Instinct (1994)
• Forty Something (1994)
• Cold Blood Warm Heart (1995)
• The Legendary Chin Lung II (1995)
• Once Upon A Time In Shanghai (1996)

2000 - Current

• Blade Heart (2004)
• The Conqueror's Story (2004)
• The Princes Shadow (2005)
• Bar Bender (2006)
• Inside the Forbidden City (2006)
• Return in Glory (China) (2007)

Filmography

• Shao Lin Popeye 2 - Messy Temple (1994)
• Shaolin Popey 2: Messy Temple (1994)
• The Legend 2 (1993)
• Painted Skin(1992)
• Path of Glory (1990)
• Seven Warriors (1989)
• Gunmen (1988)
• Shaolin and Wu Tang (1984)
• Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain(1983)
• The Sword (1980)

References

External links

• Hong Kong Music Directory (in Chinese)
• HKADB wiki

Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra	Golden Needle Award of RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award 2006	Succeeded by Teresa Carpio

The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra ( Chinese: 香港中樂團 abbreviated HKCO) is an orchestra of Chinese traditional instruments based in Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong ( RTHK) ( is a Public broadcasting organisation in Hong Kong that is operated as an independent department in the government Teresa Carpio is a Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop Singer, Actress and singing teacher born in Hong Kong but now living in

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