Love Me, Love My Money

Director: Wong Jing
Genre: Comedy, Romance Film, World cinema, Romantic comedy, Romantic drama, Drama, Chinese Movies
Year: 2001
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese, Standard Mandarin
Starring: Lam Ka Tung, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Teresa Mak, Leung Siu Hung

Love Me, Love My Money (traditional Chinese: 有情飲水飽) is a 2001 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing, and starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Shu Qi, Angie Cheung, Chun Cho, Lam Ka-Tung, Teresa Mak and Wong Yut Fei.

The original Chinese title for the film is Yau ching yum sui ba'u. It is a popular saying that literally translates as - When in Love, Even Plain Water Can Be a Filling Meal.

Richard 'Bastard' Ma (Tony Leung) is a tight fisted, mean and unpleasant character. He is also a wealthy businessman who has become increasingly bitter and mistrustful due to what he believes are the gold digging women in his life.

Following a series of events one weekend, Richard's financial assets are temporarily frozen, his house is looted by his bitter ex-girlfriend and he has no cash leaving him helpless and broke.

It is during this fateful weekend that he meets Ah Choi (Shu Qi); a struggling stokebroker who is trying ward off the attentions of an unwanted suiter from her local village. By offering to help to Ah Choi in return for financial gain, a most surprising relationship develops between this unlikely pair.

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