This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chinese New Year's eve. We are introduced to thirteen "Big Rich" people, learn of their particular dispositions and dilemmas, are witness to the former either getting changed or developed and see the latter (re)solved. Teresa Mo as the daughter just returned from studying in France; Leslie Cheung as the friend who came in tow; Tony Leung Kar Fai as the cartoonist son who can only speak normally when he is anxious; Anita Yuen as the woman who Tony Leung's character falls in love with; Carol "Do Do" Cheng as her flat-chested, disciplinary-cum-art teacher sister; Raymond Wong as the eldest son who cannot handle alcohol well; Petrina Fung Bo Bo as his estranged wife; Sean Lau as the marriage-minded cousin; and Kwan Tak Hing as the eccentric-but-definitely-not-senile grandfather.

Princess Pearl of Flowerland is sent to Midland at a young age to learn her ceremonials duties. Her mother, the Queen Mother misses her daughter very much that the King orders his sister, the princess, to return home. However, the princess has fallen in love with General Wing of the Midland army and is reluctant to part from him. As their boat approaches the Flowerland border, Pearl and Wing save the life of a girl named Ying, who seeks to throw herself into the sea after running away from an arrange marriage. Pearl, Wing and Ying are attacked by pirates and Pearl falls overboard in the ensuing chaos. On arrival in Flowerland, the King mistakes Ying for his sister, while Pearl is saved by Ying's father, Million.

钟笑荷(李司棋 饰)与丈夫甘泰祖(夏雨 饰)同心协力于微时办好“家好月圆”饼铺，善良的笑荷接济了刚与丈夫偷渡来香港的于红（米雪 饰），没想到于红到头来反而夺走自己的丈夫以及饼铺，连6个子女也不能全保。 时间过去，子女长大，再生风波。长子甘永家阿卡（陈豪 饰）不停炒股不理正业，又与养女阿月（杨怡 饰）和表妹嘉美（徐子珊 饰）陷入感情漩涡；爱子阿好（林峰 饰）花名管家仔，人如其名凡事把家庭关系放在第一位，总是冷落女友导致分手，当青梅竹马的于素秋（钟嘉欣 饰）从英国毕业回来，阿好的爱意重新萌芽，但阴差阳错的时机错失，让于素秋投入了凌志信（黄宗泽 饰）医生的感情中。最小的女儿阿庆也面临正常投入社会以及谈情说爱的烦恼。 阿红却并没有打算放过这家人，总是找寻时机发动各种风波，在各种波澜中，反而让祖太、甘老太（李香琴 饰）以及孩子们心向荷妈。爱和权力的斗争，连续上演，混合着这群孩子的人生，故事会走向何种结局。

17 今夜不设防 张艾嘉 16 今夜不设防 吴君如 邱淑贞 林建明 15 今夜不设防 王祖贤 李丽珍 陈嘉玲 袁洁莹 14 今夜不设防 许冠文 13 今夜不设防 张国荣 12 今夜不设防 张曼玉 吴君如 上山安娜 乐蓓 11 今夜不设防 甄妮 10 今夜不设防 钟楚红 惠英红 9 今夜不设防 周润发 8 今夜不设防 黎智英 程小东 张艺谋 巩俐 7 今夜不设防 高志森 伍启天 简而清 6 今夜不设防 林青霞 5 今夜不设防 泰迪罗宾 张郁雷 4 今夜不设防 曾志伟 3 今夜不设防 吴宇森 李修贤 成奎安 朱江 2 今夜不设防 成龙 1 今夜不设防 关之琳 小泉今日子

1993 film by David Wu

包拯返京得知宋军告捷，杨延昭战死天狼山。天波府内哭声一片。文广刺杀庞龙失败并失落家传武器，被灵儿救出。金銮殿众人识破杨家兵器，黄公公捧剑赴天波府缉凶，灵儿杀之夺剑还于文广。王丞相携庞龙与天波府缉凶，在宗保祈求下答应宽限一日，宗保查实真相后与文广决定绑子上殿。