Adam Cheng Siu-chau (born 24 February 1947; formerly known as Cheng Chong-sai and Wong Ho-chung) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer.
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Career
Cheng graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He started his career in the 1970s, playing the lead roles in TVB's Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, including The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung. He also performed some of the theme songs of the TV series he starred in, such as The Greed of Man and Cold Blood Warm Heart.
Ting Hai effect
In 1992, TVB released the TV series The Greed of Man, based on the central theme of the stock market, and exploring the schemes used by people to make their fortune in the market. Cheng played Ting Hai (丁蟹) in the series, who made a vast fortune by short selling derivatives and stocks during a bear market. Cheng became popularly associated with the Ting Hai effect, named after his character in the series, a peculiar and unexplained phenomenon in which global stock markets fall whenever a new Hong Kong TV drama series starring Cheng is aired.