72 Tenants of Prosperity (72 家租客) is a Hong Kong comedy film, produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, TVB, United Filmmakers Organization, Sil-Metropole Organisation and Sun Wah Media Group. This film actually used one of the classic Shaw Brothers films, “The House of 72 Tenants”, as the blueprint. However, this story is a new creation even though some roles are identical. The whole story is actually centered at one of the happening streets in Hong Kong, Mong Kok-Sai Yeung Choi street.
Synopsis:
In 1970s Hong Kong, rapacious landlords try to evict 72 tenants but sworn brothers Ha Kung (Eric Tsang) and Shek Kin (Jacky Cheung) help the group of 72 defeat the landlord (Lam Ka Tung) and landlady (Charmaine Sheh) and coincidentally rescue Pinky (Anita Yuen) from a planned forced marriage. When both sworn brothers fall for Pinky and propose to her, she flips a coin heads or tails and Ha wins her hand in marriage.
The sworn brothers become sworn enemies and Sheks hatred fuels intense rivalry against Ha in business dealings ranging from the manufacture of plastic flowers to the selling of stinky bean curd. Even after 40 years they continue to clash and in 2010 they are in keen competition selling electronics appliances in Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok, the busiest street in the city and still home to the 72 tenants.
In fiercely competitive Sai Yeung Choi Street high rents force businessmen to use every means to survive, with electronics shops employing pseudo models in sales promotion campaigns and comic shops offering foot-massage services by Lolita, etc. These ploys are minor compared with the tactics of the landlord (mainland actor) who threatens to close down the shops unless his demands for triple rental are met. Amidst this strife and struggle the street is hit by acid-attacks and in high spirits the 72 tenants unite and pledge to safeguard their home.
Against a background of fear and turmoil, with the old love triangle between Ha and Pinky and Shek still festering, the next generation of the Ha and Shek families embarks on their own heroic love affairs: MJ-style dancer Ha Junior (Bosco Wong) is fascinated by Sheks daughter (Stephy Tang) who is a Japanese AV culture fan; Has daughter (Linda Chung), a kung fu maiden, is pursued by Sheks love-struck son (Wong Cho Lam), the smart shortie. Affairs of the heart yet to be resolved.
故事简介：
這是一個關於大城市小市民、過去與現在、笑中有淚的故事……
七十年代，哈公（曾志偉飾）與石堅（張學友飾）兩結拜兄弟為幫助七十二家房客免遭逼遷，以及營救慘被逼婚的小桃紅（袁詠儀飾），同心合力與房客們智退了太子炳（林家棟飾）和包租婆（佘詩曼飾）。雨過天晴，兩兄弟同時對深愛的小桃紅求婚，小桃紅難以抉擇，只好以「擲銀仔」決定終身幸福。最後，小桃紅下嫁於哈公。
石堅一直難以嚥下被哈公橫刀奪愛的仇恨。從那天開始，石堅與哈公在生意上鬥過你死我活，由鬥穿膠花、鬥賣臭豆腐、鬥賣明星閃卡、直至今日鬥賣電器，由七十年代鬥至一零年代。今天，在這全城最熱鬧的焦點所在—旺角西洋菜街，二人大鬥法之餘，同時上演了七十二家租客有笑有淚的今日故事。
西洋菜街，商家必爭之地，商戶各出其謀鬥過你死我活，然而往往鷸蚌相爭，漁人得利，最大得益者還是背後的大業主（國內演員）。電器店出動靚模促銷、漫畫店增設Lolita腳底按摩等，但這一切商戶明爭暗鬥，卻都不及大業主一聲令下，大家便要貢獻上三倍租金，或是關門大吉。正值這非常時期，西洋菜街更出現鏹水狂徒，七十二家租客捍衛家園的熱血一時澎湃。
在這片風聲鶴唳之下，哈公、石堅與小桃紅的三角關係、哈堅二家的下一代：愛跳MJ舞的哈仔太郎（黃宗澤飾）與迷上日本AV的堅女（鄧麗欣飾）之轟烈愛情、以及矮仔多計的堅仔（王祖藍飾）與功夫女郎哈女（鍾嘉欣飾）的冤家之愛，都同時要來一個了斷！！
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