The Firm | |
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Season 1 | |
Starring | Peter Pek , Chan Boon Yong, Zafrul Aziz |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | ntv7 |
Original release | 24 June 26 August 2007 | –
Season chronology | |
The Firm is Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7. Hosted by Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong, the show is directed by award-winning director Ng Ping Ho of Kopitiam fame.
In season one of The Firm, a group of 10 professionals compete in an elimination-style competition to find the next corporate high-flyer. The winner gets attractive prizes as well as a one-year contract with Tune Money, Asia's first "no-frills" online financial service founded by Dato' Tony Fernandes (founder of budget airline, AirAsia). In addition to Pek and Chan, the other judge on the show is Tengku Zafrul Aziz, making it the only television show in Malaysia to have three millionaire judges.
The show attempts to separate the weak from the strong, the under-achievers from the over-achievers and the followers from the leaders. Each week, candidates compete in a series of tasks dealing with different disciplines in business that is imperative to the success of a corporate high-flier. Amongst others, these include branding, promotions, positioning and catering to target markets. The catch phrase used in the show is "You're terminated". The show premièred prime time on ntv7 on 24 June 2007. Season one of the series was presented by Intel Core 2 Duo, and the official radio station was Fly FM.
The Firm has two corporate leaders, and a CEO, who all judge the candidates at different stages:
Team 1 | Team 2 | Individuals |
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Dynamic | Momentum | Combined |
Corporate Leader | Corporate Leader | CEO |
Peter Pek | Chan Boon Yong | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
The show received over 500 applications, of which only ten were selected after several rounds of interviews. In addition to academic qualifications, individuals were selected based on their desire to excel, ambitious nature, focus, dedication and readiness to take charge. The ten contestants are split into 2 teams that compete with each other. The original team members are:
Team Dynamic | Team Momentum |
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In episode 5, changes to the teams were made to ensure a more balanced playing field for both teams. In episode 6, a terminated candidate was chosen to re-join The Firm.
Week | Candidate | Remarks |
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5 | Joel Neoh Eu-Jin | Was chosen by Ernie and Ivan to move over to Team Momentum after a team imbalance of 2 to 4 |
6 | Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) | Was chosen by Carmen and Keng Teck to re-join The Firm |
Each week, the team that loses that week's task is brought back into the boardroom where they will have to face their team's corporate leader, who will decide who should leave The Firm.
Candidate | Age | Background | Terminated |
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Ernie Chen | 30 | Entrepreneur | Week 10 |
Yap Keng Teck | 34 | Brand consultant | Week 8 |
Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) – returning candidate | 24 | Marketing executive | Week 8 |
Carmen Yap | 28 | Human resources consultant | Week 7 |
Wong Chee Hoong, Ivan | 33 | Sales manager | Week 6 |
Dr Mohamad Azaharani bin Seruji (Jahar) | 34 | Management consultant | Week 5 |
Fazlina Azreen binti Mustapha Kamal (Lin) | 28 | Corporate planning executive | Week 4 |
Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) | 24 | Marketing executive | Week 3 |
Khairul Bariah bt Shaifulbahri (Khai) | 27 | PR executive | Week 2 |
Angeline Simone Chin | 32 | Customer service manager | Week 1 |
The Firm | |
---|---|
Season 1 | |
Starring | Peter Pek , Chan Boon Yong, Zafrul Aziz |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | ntv7 |
Original release | 24 June 26 August 2007 | –
Season chronology | |
The Firm is Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7. Hosted by Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong, the show is directed by award-winning director Ng Ping Ho of Kopitiam fame.
In season one of The Firm, a group of 10 professionals compete in an elimination-style competition to find the next corporate high-flyer. The winner gets attractive prizes as well as a one-year contract with Tune Money, Asia's first "no-frills" online financial service founded by Dato' Tony Fernandes (founder of budget airline, AirAsia). In addition to Pek and Chan, the other judge on the show is Tengku Zafrul Aziz, making it the only television show in Malaysia to have three millionaire judges.
The show attempts to separate the weak from the strong, the under-achievers from the over-achievers and the followers from the leaders. Each week, candidates compete in a series of tasks dealing with different disciplines in business that is imperative to the success of a corporate high-flier. Amongst others, these include branding, promotions, positioning and catering to target markets. The catch phrase used in the show is "You're terminated". The show premièred prime time on ntv7 on 24 June 2007. Season one of the series was presented by Intel Core 2 Duo, and the official radio station was Fly FM.
The Firm has two corporate leaders, and a CEO, who all judge the candidates at different stages:
Team 1 | Team 2 | Individuals |
---|---|---|
Dynamic | Momentum | Combined |
Corporate Leader | Corporate Leader | CEO |
Peter Pek | Chan Boon Yong | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
The show received over 500 applications, of which only ten were selected after several rounds of interviews. In addition to academic qualifications, individuals were selected based on their desire to excel, ambitious nature, focus, dedication and readiness to take charge. The ten contestants are split into 2 teams that compete with each other. The original team members are:
Team Dynamic | Team Momentum |
|
|
In episode 5, changes to the teams were made to ensure a more balanced playing field for both teams. In episode 6, a terminated candidate was chosen to re-join The Firm.
Week | Candidate | Remarks |
---|---|---|
5 | Joel Neoh Eu-Jin | Was chosen by Ernie and Ivan to move over to Team Momentum after a team imbalance of 2 to 4 |
6 | Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) | Was chosen by Carmen and Keng Teck to re-join The Firm |
Each week, the team that loses that week's task is brought back into the boardroom where they will have to face their team's corporate leader, who will decide who should leave The Firm.
Candidate | Age | Background | Terminated |
---|---|---|---|
Ernie Chen | 30 | Entrepreneur | Week 10 |
Yap Keng Teck | 34 | Brand consultant | Week 8 |
Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) – returning candidate | 24 | Marketing executive | Week 8 |
Carmen Yap | 28 | Human resources consultant | Week 7 |
Wong Chee Hoong, Ivan | 33 | Sales manager | Week 6 |
Dr Mohamad Azaharani bin Seruji (Jahar) | 34 | Management consultant | Week 5 |
Fazlina Azreen binti Mustapha Kamal (Lin) | 28 | Corporate planning executive | Week 4 |
Too Sze Yuing (Anrie) | 24 | Marketing executive | Week 3 |
Khairul Bariah bt Shaifulbahri (Khai) | 27 | PR executive | Week 2 |
Angeline Simone Chin | 32 | Customer service manager | Week 1 |