3X1
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| native_name = 三一如三
| image = 3X1 TV Series Title Card.png
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| genre = Drama
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| writer = Wong Chi Yeung, Chan Siu Kuen, Law Hoi Yi, Shek Chun Kit, Lai Man Wa
| director = Chan Chi Fat, Fan Wing Sang
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| starring = Brian Chan, Kate Yeung, Neo Yau Hawk-Sau, Christian Yang, Irene Wan, Gladys Li
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| num_episodes = 56
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| runtime = around 30minutes/ episode
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| network = ViuTV
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|07|25|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2017|01|31|df=y}}
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3X1 ({{zh|t=三一如三}}) is a Hong Kong television drama series produced by HK Television Entertainment, and broadcast by ViuTV.
The series is the second self-made drama series to be aired on ViuTV, and it premiered on 25 July 2016.
Synopsis
The story is set in a Hong Kong that is facing a worsening economic climate, and it revolves around a retail space that is leased to three businesses, each operating during a different time of the day.[https://viu.tv/readtv/saam-yat-yue-saam-yan-mat-gwaan-hai-chuen-gung-hoi 《三一如三》人物關係全公開！]鄧小宇：[https://www.thestandnews.com/culture/%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%B0%E5%B0%8F%E6%B8%85%E6%96%B0-%E4%B8%89%E4%B8%80%E5%A6%82%E4%B8%89/ 本地小清新〈三一如三〉] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730015213/https://www.thestandnews.com/culture/%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%B0%E5%B0%8F%E6%B8%85%E6%96%B0-%E4%B8%89%E4%B8%80%E5%A6%82%E4%B8%89/ |date=2016-07-30 }} (Fresh Local Drama <3X1>), The Stand News, 2016-07-28
The businesses include:
- GOGOGO YOGA: a business that offers Yoga courses and personal training. It operates from 7 to 11AM
- Party of Two ({{zh|links=no|c=二人前}}): a restaurant that offers pay what you want pricing until Episode 28. It operates from noon to 10PM
- Vincent Cafe: a coffee shop that offers live music. It operates from midnight to 5AM.
Each episode deals exclusively with one of the three businesses, with limited crossover between the characters.
Cast members
= GOGOGO YOGA =
- King (Portrayed by Brian Chan): Co-owner and personal trainer. He is Jenny Chan's boyfriend.
- Jenny Chan (陳珍妮, portrayed by Kate Yeung): Co-owner, and a Yoga instructor. He is King's girlfriend.
= Party of Two =
- Mok Chee Fan (莫志凡, portrayed by Neo Yau Hawk-Sau): The restaurant's co-owner.
- Christian Yang (楊拓也, portrayed by Christian Yang): The restaurant's interim chef. Once worked for Michelin-starred eateries. The actor who portrays this character is a real life chef.{{cite web|title=Christian Yang (楊尚友)|url=https://www.facebook.com/Christian.Yang.Chef/|website=Facebook|access-date=18 August 2016}}
- Chan Yook Ping (陳旭平): The restaurant's co-owner, returned from overseas on the 28th episode.
= Vincent Cafe =
- Wong Mei Ling (黃美玲, portrayed by Irene Wan in the present day, and by Scarlett Wong in flashbacks): The cafe's owner. She was once an agent for musicians.
- Fah (花, portrayed by Gladys Li), a worker at Vincent Cafe, and its live singer. Her mother is Wong Mei Ling.
= Other cast members =
- Yuki (Portrayed by Hey Rachel): Fah's good friend. She died before a song she created was to be featured in a movie. The actress who portrays this character is a real life musician.{{cite web|title=Hey Rachel's Facebook Page|url=https://www.facebook.com/heyrachelmusic/|website=Facebook|access-date=28 September 2016}}
- Wilson (Portrayed by Law Wing-cheung): A movie producer who decided to cut Yuki's song from his movie. He eventually changed his mind, on the condition that Fah sings the song as a duet.
- Bondy Chiu: A frequent customer of Vincent Cafe. Chiu portrays herself in the series.
References
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Category:2016 Hong Kong television series debuts
Category:Hong Kong drama television series
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