This article is about the thriller TV series. For the 2010–2013 American television program that aired on National Geographic channel, see Breakout (Canadian TV program).
The drama's title translates to the Technical Analysis term in financial markets, referring to super-villain Yang Tianwei's attempt to trade using that strategy so as to get rich quickly enough to seek revenge for his murdered son rather than wait for justice to be meted out.
Yang Tianwei's daughter Yang Zhenfeng's younger sister Originally named Yang Minhui, but changed name to Yang Nianqing in remembrance of Ye Ziqing Situ Dongcheng's lover Suffered from schizophrenia Drown together with Situ Dongcheng in episode 25 (deceased)
Ye Ziqing 叶子青
Yang Tianwei's wife (deceased) Tang Yaozu's ex-lover Nianqing and Zhenfeng's mother
Bai Huahua's son Xu Changgen's step-son Xu Chunli's step-brother Has autism, but is highly intelligent Shot by Yang Zhenfeng while saving Tang Ying in episode 25, recovered in the end
Former lawyer ruined by Yang Zhenfeng Released from prison in episode 2 Nianqing's lover Shot and killed Yang Zhenfeng in Episode 25 Drowned together with Yang Nianqing in Episode 25 (Deceased- Episode 25)
It was the tenth Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD and the first to be filmed in Dolby Digital.
This drama was encored from 30 November 2011 to 3 January 2012 at midnight, from 28 September 2022 to 25 October 2022 Tue to Sat 12AM, and was now rated as PG for violence, similar to The Ultimatum. As a result, The Family Court and The Score were not being broadcast at midnight, but at 5.30pm instead and once more from 23 December 2024 Monday 12 AM Replay programme.
Breakout lead the nominations for, and won the most awards for acting and technical categories in the 2011 Star Awards ceremony. It also won three nominations and commendations at the 2011 Asian Television Awards.
During the awards ceremony, Christopher Lee, Huang Wenyong, Ben Yeo and other actors performed a parody of the series. Lee, portraying Breakoutdirector Chong Liung Man, and his "camera crew" (played by Huang and Yeo) were filming a scene on the harbour. Veteran radio deejayDennis Chew played Yang Tianwei, ceremony co-host Quan Yi Fong played Yang Nianqing, popular television host Lee Teng played Yang Zhenfeng, award nominee Zhou Ying reprised her role as Tang Ying and Quan's co-host Guo Liang played Zou Jieming.
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