Number 1

Number 1 is a 2020 Singaporean comedy-drama film written by Jaspers Lai and directed by Ong Kuo Sin. The film stars Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Kiwebaby Chang, Jaspers Lai, Kenneth Chia and Darius Tan. The film revolves around an out-of-work middle-aged man who accidentally becomes a night club drag queen sensation. The film was released on 22 October 2020 in Singapore and released on 10 February 2021 in Taiwan. It received two nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor for Mark Lee, and won Best Makeup and Costume Design. Synopsis A middle-aged white-collar manager has been fired by his company. Struggling to find new work and support his family, he takes a job as a manager at a popular drag club called Number One. One day, he is forced to stand in as a cross dresser and performs on the stage. Surprisingly, he turns out to be so good and eventually becomes the biggest sensation at the night club. Plot The film opens with Chee Beng (Mark Lee) performing at his company's annual New Year's Eve dinner. At the event, Chee Beng was handed his retrenchment letter by his superior. While they countdown to the new year at the event, his wife, Marie (Gina Tan), revealed to him that she was pregnant with their second child. As Chinese New Year approaches, Chee Beng was seen clearing out his desk. He starts searching for a job with the help of a recruitment agency, but to no avail. After multiple failed interviews, Chee Beng was given one last place to interview at while his recruitment agent advises him to sell his house and car for cash. He meets up with Fa Ge (Henry Thia), the owner of the nightclub, Number 1, for an interview. Chee Beng was hired without going through the interview and Fa Ge brings him to the nightclub. After taking up the role, Chee Beng realises that he was working at a drag queen nightclub and hides the fact from his family. The Queens Brotherhood, made up of Unicorn (Gadrick Chin), Tiny (Kenneth Chia), Italy (Darius Tan), Money (Jaspers Lai) and Pearl (Kiwebaby Chang) - are the 5 main performers at Number 1. It was revealed that Unicorn was a runaway soldier after he was arrested at the nightclub by military police officers. Chee Beng was asked to fill in for Unicorn, as Pearl would be unable to take center stage if they only had 4 people performing. Chee Beng reluctantly takes up the gig.