List of Gonna Make It episodes
Gonna Make It (simplified Chinese: 小小传奇) is a Singaporean television drama series. It stars Julie Tan, Bryan Wong, Xu Bin, Edwin Goh and Ya Hui as the main characters in the story. The story revolves around the life of the main protagonist, Su Xiao Xiao, who starts anew after her release from jail and learns the craft of hairdressing. A love quadrangle sparks and Xiao Xiao parentage is revealed along the way.
It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 30 September 2013 to 25 October 2013,[1] and a total of 20 episodes were aired during this period.
Main article: Gonna Make It (TV series)
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode One" | September 30, 2013 PG |
| Su Xiaoxiao was brought up in a single-parent family. Since young, she had never liked studying, but had a keen interest in hairstyling. She was sentenced to two years in jail after a gang fight incident. After her release from jail, she got to know Oscar, the young master of a chain salon while running away from gangster friend Li Fei Long. | ||
| 2 | "Episode Two" | October 1, 2013 PG |
| Xiaoxiao tries her luck at countless hair salons only to meet with rejection. Her grandma begs a neighbor at the club to find a waitressing job for Xiaoxiao. She is apprehensive, but finally accepts the job to pacify her grandma. However, she still dreams of hairdressing. | ||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | October 2, 2013 PG |
| Under Monica’s instructions, Hong-ge intentionally makes Xiaoxiao drop her bag. In the process, he hides drugs in her bag. The CID receives a tip off regarding Xiaoxiao harbouring drugs and brings her to the police station for questioning. Oscar believes that Xiaoxiao is innocent. He recalls someone knocking into Xiaoxiao and finds the incident suspicious... | ||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | October 3, 2013 PG |
| Ah Man informs the police that Monica and Hong-ge framed Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao is released and the two are apprehended. Grandma misunderstood that Oscar had helped Xiaoxiao, and insists that Xiaoxiao thank him. Grandma now regards Oscar as Xiaoxiao’s benefactor and Fei Long as a jinx. She wants Xiaoxiao to sever all ties with Fei Long. | ||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | October 4, 2013 PG |
| Oscar and Wen Ya are surprised to see Xiaoxiao working at the club when they go there to dine. Wen Ya is enraged when she sees that Oscar and Xiaoxiao get along well. She gets her father, a manager at the club, to fire Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao bears a grudge. | ||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | October 7, 2013 PG |
| Oscar sends Xiaoxiao to the national hairdressing competition. Wen Ya chases Xiaoxiao away. Xiaoxiao looks up to hairdressing wizard Ah Man (“Star” hair salon’s boss) as her idol. Ah Man knows that Xiaoxiao idolizes him. He intentionally keeps his identity from her and tells her that she can find “Ah Man” at the beach early in the morning. Xiaoxiao is elated. | ||
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | October 8, 2013 PG |
| Oscar convinced Mei Na and Mei Ru to promote Xiaoxiao to supervisor. Xiaoxiao is new, but she is more dedicated than the other workers, and put in a lot of effort to save the old shop. Mei Ru objects and lets slip Wen Ya and Zheng Gang’s plan to sabotage Xiaoxiao. Oscar is taken aback. | ||
| 8 | "Episode Eight" | October 9, 2013 PG Some Violence |
| Wen Ya does not feel justified losing Oscar. She approaches Fei Long to make Xiaoxiao take drugs and do things that Oscar would never be able to accept. Upon hearing that Xiaoxiao is not feeling well, Oscar visits her with supper. He is stunned to see Xiaoxiao and Feilong taking drugs and being intimate in an unclear state of mind… | ||
| 9 | "Episode Nine" | October 10, 2013 PG |
| Grandma rents a neighbourhood salon for Xiaoxiao to run. Xiaoxiao is stunned but happy. Fei Long and his ‘runners’ help Xiaoxiao to distribute flyers and promote the salon, but business is bleak. Xiaoxiao decides to price her services at a low cost to attract customers. This attracts a few curious customers. Feilong and his friends manage to convince the customers to pay for additional services. | ||
| 10 | "Episode Ten" | October 11, 2013 PG |
| Ah Man agrees to take Xiaoxiao as his apprentice, under the condition that she does not reveal their teacher-student relationship. Xiaoxiao also has to pass a test by him within two months in order to officially become his apprentice. Xiaoxiao accepts without hesitation. A superstar visits the salon. Ah Man arranges for Xiaoxiao to assist him in styling her hair. Xiaoxiao is speechless at his superb skills. | ||
| 11 | "Episode Eleven" | October 14, 2013 PG |
| Xiao Xiao approaches Oscar for a loan in order to repay Zhen Zhu’s debts, but hesitates to ask. When Wen Ya knows this, she gives Xiao Xiao a cheque and demands that she cut all contacts with Oscar. Xiao Xiao tears up the cheque. Oscar appears to not care about Xiao Xiao’s debts, but remains worried. | ||
| 12 | "Episode Twelve" | October 15, 2013 PG |
| Zheng Gang and Mei Ru attempt to buy off Xiao Xiao and make her leave Oscar. The couple try to make Xiao Xiao leave Oscar’s place. Zhen Zhu enters the fray, and meet Zheng Gang and Mei Ru. The couple realises that Xiao Xiao is Zhen Zhu’s daughter. | ||
| 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | October 16, 2013 PG |
| Zheng Gang realizes from Zhen Zhu that Xiao Xiao is his biological daughter. He tries to spend time with her, but Xiao Xiao remains cold and aloof. He subtly tries to get Wen Ya to give up on Oscar, but she is more determined to get him back. Zheng Gang is worried for Xiao Xiao. | ||
| 14 | "Episode Fourteen" | October 17, 2013 PG |
| Xiao Xiao passes Ah Man’s test, and returns to Star Salon. She does the hair of a top model, and makes Ah Man proud. Oscar is delighted that she is doing well. When he comes to pick her up at work, he realizes that Ah Man is her mentor. | ||
| 15 | "Episode Fifteen" | October 18, 2013 PG |
| Xiao Xiao is devastated by the news of Ah Man’s illness. He remains calm, and reminds her to smile as if nothing is amiss, and not to tell anyone. On her way home, she bumps into Oscar, who is carrying his luggage. It turns out he has decided to move in with her, in order to learn more about her way of life. | ||
| 16 | "Episode Sixteen" | October 21, 2013 PG |
| Oscar moves back home to care for Wenya, who is emotionally unstable due to her bad encounter. However, he is still unable to forget Xiao Xiao. Missing him, Xiao Xiao turns up at his house the second day, only to witness him treating Wenya with care and no effort to acknowledge her. Mei Ru takes the chance to give disparaging comments, and Xiao Xiao answers back. | ||
| 17 | "Episode Seventeen" | October 22, 2013 PG |
| The news of Ah Man’s illness spread, and many of his celebrity customers moved to other hairstylists. Star Salon’s business suffers as a result. Xiao Xiao feels guilty and gets scolded by Ah Man. Moon hopes that Xiao Xiao will leave, but Xiao Xiao vows to stay by her mentor’s side no matter what happens to him. | ||
| 18 | "Episode Eighteen" | October 23, 2013 PG |
| Ah Man passes away, leaving Star Salon to Xiao Xiao. His will also dictates that she must not sell the salon, or she will lose the ownership. Even when it is sold, all proceeds must go to charity. Everyone is shocked at the news, including Xiao Xiao. | ||
| 19 | "Episode Nineteen" | October 24, 2013 PG |
| Xiao Xiao holds on to Star Salon despite the difficulties, but decides to accept Oscar’s offer to take over. She hopes he can keep the Star Salon brand name, and let her manage it. Oscar agrees, and reveals that this was all planned by Ah Man before his death. Xiao Xiao is surprised. | ||
| 20 | "Episode Twenty (Finale)" | October 25, 2013 PG |
| Xiao Xiao is touched by Ah Man’s thoughtfulness, and decides to keep Star Salon no matter what. Oscar pitches in. Having lost her love, Wenya accuses Oscar of harming the company by helping a competing salon. She joins forces with her aunties to over throw him as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). | ||
See also
- Gonna Make It
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese Drama Series (2010s)
References
- ↑ "Gonna Make It official website". Xinmsn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-10-10.