The Firm

The Firm (TV series)

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...

is Malaysia's first corporate reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 programme produced by Popiah Pictures

Popiah Pictures

Popiah Pictures is an award-winning television drama, reality TV and production house from Malaysia. Founded by Anne Low and award-winning film director Ng Ping Ho, the company has produced numerous programmes for television stations such as TV3, ntv7 and 8TV....

 and ntv7

Ntv7

Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...

. Hosted by Peter Pek

Peter Pek

Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, public relations professional, public speaker, corporate celebrity, radio and television personality from Malaysia...

 and Chan Boon Yong

Chan Boon Yong

Chan Boon Yong is a prominent diamond jeweller from Malaysia, and founder of The Carat Club. He was one of the hosts and a judge of the corporate reality television series The Firm, where he played himself, acting as a corporate leader and mentor. The show premièred prime time nationwide on ntv7...

, the show is directed by award-winning director Ng Ping Ho

Ng Ping Ho

Ng Ping Ho is an award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter from Malaysia, whose work includes the highly successful and hugely popular Malaysian English-language comedy Kopitiam, Table For Two, Realiti and the hit corporate reality TV series The Firm...

 of Kopitiam fame. In The Firm, a group of professionals compete in an elimination-style competition to find the next corporate high-flyer.

Season 2 saw an increase from ten candidates to 14, and the number of episode from 10 to 13. It premièred prime time

Prime time

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 on ntv7

Ntv7

Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...

 and Astro channel 107 on August 2, 2008. Contestants vie for the chance to get a contract to work for the Chief Executive Officer of The Firm and RM

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

100,000.

Hosts/Judges

The Firm has two corporate leaders, and a CEO, who all judge the candidates at different stages:

• Peter Pek
  Peter Pek
  Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, public relations professional, public speaker, corporate celebrity, radio and television personality from Malaysia...
  
  - renowned brand
  Brand
  The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
  
   guru, writer
  Writer
  A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
  
  , columnist
  Columnist
  A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
  
  , editor
  Editing
  Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
  
  , publisher, designer
  Designer
  A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
  
  , creative director
  Creative Director
  A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....
  
  , public speaker, and head of Malaysia's largest branding agency, Brand Mercatus.
• Chan Boon Yong
  Chan Boon Yong
  Chan Boon Yong is a prominent diamond jeweller from Malaysia, and founder of The Carat Club. He was one of the hosts and a judge of the corporate reality television series The Firm, where he played himself, acting as a corporate leader and mentor. The show premièred prime time nationwide on ntv7...
  
  - entrepreneur and founder of The Carat Club, a diamond
  Diamond
  In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
  
   retailer.
• Tengku Zafrul Aziz
  Zafrul Aziz
  Tengku Dato' Zafrul Aziz is one of the judges of the corporate reality television series The Firm, where he played himself. The show premièred prime time nationwide on ntv7 and Astro's Channel 7 in Malaysia in 2007...
  
  - CEO of Tune Money
  Tune Money
  Tune Money is Asia's first "no-frills" online financial service previously wholly owned by Tune Group Sdn. Bhd. Its founder is Dato' Tony Fernandes, the founder of the low cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia...
  
  .

Contestants

Team 1	Team 2
Equity	Asset
Corporate Leader	Corporate Leader
Peter Pek	Chan Boon Yong

Season 2 received over 500 applications in a nationwide search from January to April 2008. Of these, 100 were selected to be interviewed and the final 14 selected to appear in the show after extensive 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 14 candidates are split into two teams that compete with each other. For the first time, a student was given the chance to compete. The team members are:

Team Equity	Team Asset
Heng Boon Yew, 33 - Sales Manager Jennifer Eu Wee Fung, 25 - Marketing Executive Masami Mustaza, 24 - Journalist Ngoh Choo Ann (C.A.), 30 - Marketing Director Azti Dian Fitri Azmi (Dian), 31 - Publication Manager Anoop Raj, 28 - Entrepreneur Ridzuan Sa’ad, 24 - Corporate Trainer	Salasiah Abbas, 32 - Administration Manager Noor Ain Hussin (Ain), 29 - Management Consultant Christopher Lowe, 28 - Events Executive Toh Joo Lee, 22 - Student Terence Lee Meng Chen, 26 - Human Resources Consultant Choi Kian You, 26 - Legal Assistant Cheong Yuen Wai, 22 - Fitness Consultant

Terminations

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
None			Week 1
Salasiah Abbas	32	Administration Manager	Week 2
Terence Lee Meng Chen	26	Human Resources Consultant	Week 2 (Resigned)
Noor Ain Hussin (Ain)	29	Management Consultant	Week 3
Anoop Raj	28	Entrepreneur	Week 4 (Absconded)
Ridzuan Sa’ad	24	Corporate Trainer	Week 4
Toh Joo Lee	22	Student	Week 5
Ngoh Choo Ann (C.A.)	30	Marketing Director	Week 6
Cheong Yuen Wai	22	Fitness Consultant	Week 7
Heng Boon Yew	33	Sales Manager	Week 8
Masami Mustaza	24	Journalist	Week 9
Choi Kian You	26	Legal Assistant	Week 10
Christopher Lowe	28	Events Executive	Week 11
Jennifer Eu Wee Fung	25	Marketing Executive	Week 11
Noor Ain Hussin	29	Management Consultant	Week 13

Red represents individual rounds.

Week 1

• Airdate: August 2, 2008
• Brand: The C. Club
• Project: To package a weekend lunch promotion targeted at families for The C. Club restaurant in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
  Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
  Pavilion Kuala Lumpur is a shopping mall situated along the Bukit Bintang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This place was built on the site where former Bukit Bintang Girls' School, the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur that has been moved to Cheras as Sekolah Seri Bintang Utara on 2000...
  
  . Teams are to design an entire dining experience - from concept to menu, pricing to marketing. Teams also have to manage the restaurant during the task. The team that creates the most satisfying lunch experience wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Anoop
• Asset team manager: Terence
• Winning team: Asset
• Terminated: None
• Notes: Peter Pek decided that although the team lost, he would not terminate anyone from the team at this stage.

Week 2

• Airdate: August 9, 2008
• Brand: Easy Pha-max
• Project: To organize a seminar to promote the opportunity for English speaking entrepreneurs to become a business partner for Easy Pha-max- the world's largest online herbal center. The seminar must be engaging, inspiring and encouraging. The team who organizes the most effective and convincing presentation wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Jennifer
• Asset team manager: Chris
• Winning team: Equity
• Terminated: Salasiah
• Notes: Terence decided to resign from The Firm and left the show, making him the first candidate to do so in the entire series.

Week 3

• Airdate: August 16, 2008
• Brand: Spritzer Natural Mineral Water
• Project: Spritzer is Malaysia's best-selling natural mineral water. Teams have to organize a tour of the Spritzer plant in Taiping
  Taiping, Perak
  Taiping is a town located in northern Perak, Malaysia. With a population of 191,104 , it is the second largest town in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital. Taiping took over Kuala Kangsar's role as the state capital from 1876 to 1937, but was then replaced by Ipoh...
  
  , the largest and most integrated natural mineral water plant in the country. They also need to highlight the benefits of Spritzer's mineral water over conventional drinking water. The team with the most interesting and informative tour wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Dian
• Asset team manager: Ain
• Winning team: Equity
• Terminated: Ain
• Notes:
  • Chan Boon Yong was overseas and was replaced by Emily Kok, Chairman of Rentwise, a leading IT financing company in Malaysia, Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
    
     and Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
    
    .
  • Peter Pek and Emily Kok arrived in Taiping in a chauffeur
    Chauffeur
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    -driven Mercedes-Benz
    Mercedes-Benz
    Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
    
     while the teams traveled by coach.
  • Anoop failed to attend the brainstorming session with Peter Pek. He told the team that he was hospitalized. He later turned up unexpectedly despite claiming that he was bed-ridden. He told the team that he might lose his legs, he also needed to take care of his blind mother as he does not have a father to do that. The team did not appear to buy his story. Later, he failed to turn up on task day.
• Quotes: Masami to Anoop: So what are you trying to say? Are you going to die tomorrow?. Anoop: Who knows?

Week 4

• Airdate: August 23, 2008
• Brand: Tune Money
  Tune Money
  Tune Money is Asia's first "no-frills" online financial service previously wholly owned by Tune Group Sdn. Bhd. Its founder is Dato' Tony Fernandes, the founder of the low cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia...
  
  
• Project: To get new members for Tune Card, a prepaid Visa card from online financial services company, Tune Money
  Tune Money
  Tune Money is Asia's first "no-frills" online financial service previously wholly owned by Tune Group Sdn. Bhd. Its founder is Dato' Tony Fernandes, the founder of the low cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia...
  
  , Tengku Zafrul's company. Each team is given a space to enable them to reach the card's target market. The team that signs the highest number of new members wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Masami
• Asset team manager: Yuen Wai
• Winning team: Asset
• Terminated: Ridzuan
• Notes:
  • Jennifer appeared in an advertisement on two days in the Malay Mail for the task. The ad's headline was "Tune me on".
  • Anoop told Masami that he was not going to turn up on task day in an SMS
    SMS
    SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
    
    . By absconding, Anoop ceased to become a member of his team, making him the second person in the entire series to resign.
  • Team Asset signed 112 new members, and Team Equity 95. Team Asset had two less members.
• Quotes: Peter Pek: In business, you can never ever assume. (Talking about the team not conducting a reconnaissance
  Reconnaissance
  Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment....
  
   of the location site).

Week 5

• Airdate: August 30, 2008
• Brand: Brand Mercatus
  Brand Mercatus
  Brand Mercatus is an international branding agency with offices on four continents. Founded in London in 1992 as MSN, it changed to its present name in 2003. It employs brand directors, managers and consultants to work with brand owners and custodians to deliver branding solutions...
  
  
• Project: Mercatus, Peter Pek's company, is the country's largest integrated brand management organization. The task was to help one of their clients, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
  Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
  The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant and Market is a seafood restaurant chain inspired by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. As of September 2010, thirty-two Bubba Gump restaurants operate worldwide. Twenty-two of these locations are in the United States, three are in Japan, two are located in Mexico,...
  
  (a branded chain of seafood restaurants inspired by the 1994 Academy Award winning film, Forrest Gump
  Forrest Gump
  Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise...
  
  ), grow their brand's reputation. Teams have to organize a brand PR
  Public relations
  Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
  
   event to introduce the restaurant to the media. The event is to include a food tasting session. The team that organizes the most effective brand PR event wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: C.A.
• Asset team manager: Kian You
• Winning team: Equity
• Terminated: Joo Lee
• Notes:
  • In a surprising twist, the winner and runner-up of Season 1, Joel Neoh
    Joel Neoh
    Joel Neoh , is an entrepreneur whose first success was a million ringgit business venture at the age of 20 while still in university. At age 23, he won Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme, The Firm as the youngest contestant...
    
     and Ernie Chen, were the corporate leaders for this task. Joel and Ernie were put in charge of Team Equity and Team Asset, respectively. Peter Pek was the client and Chan Boon Yong did not appear in this episode.

Week 6

• Airdate: September 6, 2008
• Brand: Air Asia
• Project: Air Asia is the only international airline to fly to Banda Aceh
  Banda Aceh
  Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 35 meters. The city regency covers an area of 64 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 219,070 people...
  
  , Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
  
  , their latest destination. Teams have to promote this destination for the airline. The team that creates the best event to educate, change perceptions and promote the destination to the general public wins the task.
• Equity team manager: Boon Yew
• Asset team manager: Jennifer
• Winning team: Asset
• Terminated: C.A.
• Notes:
  • Peter Pek pointed out that Team Equity had two more members than Team Asset. Team Asset was allowed to pick a member from Team Equity. They chose Jennifer.
  • Citibank
    Citibank
    Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
    
     was brought in by Team Equity as a sponsor. However, their set-up overshadowed the Air Asia brand.

Week 7

• Airdate: September 13, 2008
• Brand: Fitness First
  Fitness First
  Fitness First is the largest privately owned health club group in the world with over 540 Fitness First clubs worldwide reaching over 1.7 million members in 21 countries...
  
  
• Project: Teams have to sell coupons to raise money for a charity event of Fitness First called "Miracle 08" in aid of Mercy Malaysia
  Mercy Malaysia
  MERCY Malaysia is a non-profit organization focusing on sustainable health related development and risk reduction activities for vulnerable communities in crisis and non-crisis situations...
  
  , for relief work in China
  China
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  , and a children home for the disabled, Kirtarsh. The team that raised the most funds for the charity via the sale of coupons wins the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Dian
• Asset team manager: Yuen Wai
• Winning team: Equity
• Terminated: Yuen Wai
• Notes:
  • In a surprise twist, Ain was brought back to join Team Equity. Peter Pek said that it was to address the imbalance of the team numbers.
  • Team Asset raised $9,150, while Team Equity raised $10,850.

Week 8

• Airdate: September 20, 2008
• Brand: Nestlé
  Nestlé
  Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
  
  
• Project: Nestlé Omega Plus is the only milk in the country that helps lower cholesterol
  Cholesterol
  Cholesterol is a complex isoprenoid. Specifically, it is a waxy steroid of fat that is produced in the liver or intestines. It is used to produce hormones and cell membranes and is transported in the blood plasma of all mammals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes...
  
  . The task is to produce a one-minute infomercial
  Infomercial
  Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
  
   that highlights the benefits of the product. Teams are to oversee every aspect of the production, from the concept to casting, shooting to editing. The team that produces the most creative and effective infomercial, wins.
• Equity team manager: Masami
• Asset team manager: Chris
• Winning team: Asset
• Terminated: Boon Yew

Week 9

• Airdate: September 27, 2008
• Brand: Pensonic
• Project: Teams have to run a roadshow to promote and sell the Pensonic Pure Water System. The task will be judged on two main criteria - the number of units sold and how effective they are in raising the awareness of the product. The team that organises the best roadshow will win the challenge.
• Equity team manager: Ain
• Asset team manager: No official manager, but Kian You agreed to "take charge"
• Winning team: Asset
• Terminated: Masami
• Notes:
  • Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong announced at the beginning of the show that the teams will now report directly to Tengku Zafrul Aziz.
  • Tengku Zafrul offered to allow any member who wanted to resign to do so. Nobody did. He also provided the option to elect their own Team Leaders, or to choose not to have one.
  • Team Asset engaged Hot FM
    Hot FM
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     to help them broadcast information on the event to its listeners.

Week 10

• Airdate: October 4, 2008
• Brand: National Council of Senior Citizens' Organisations of Malaysia (NASCOM)
• Project: To organise an open day for a NASCOM home in Setapak
  Setapak
  Setapak is a major suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly a tin-mining and rubber-growing area, in Malay tapak means 'step' so so Setapak means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur...
  
  , which is housed in a Kuala Lumpur City Hall residential building. The objective of the task is to create awareness and also to raise funding for NASCOM. Evaluation will be based on each individual's performance.
• Terminated: Kian You
• Notes:
  • Teams have now been merged into one and candidates will compete on an individual basis.
  • The open day event featured celebrity singer Ebi Kornelis from Akademi Fantasia Season 5
    Akademi Fantasia, Season 5
    Akademi Fantasia, Season 5 is the fifth season of Akademi Fantasia to air in Astro Ria. For this season, Akademi Fantasia was held from March to May, unlike the previous four seasons which were held between May to August because the producer did not want the show to clash with Malaysia's 50th...
    
    .

Week 11

• Airdate: October 11, 2008
• Brand: Sunrise
  Sunrise Berhad
  Sunrise Berhad is a Malaysian property development company. Listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia in 1996, its current market capitalisation is over RM1 billion...
  
  
• Project: Each candidate is given $500 to start a new business at the Sunrise "Arts, Bric-a-Brac and Craft" (ABC) market. The objective is to make the most profit. The one that makes the most money will be safe, while the remaining candidates will have to face a possible termination.
• Winner: Ain
• Terminated: Jennifer and Chris
• Notes:
  • Jennifer made $172 in profit, Dian $375, Chris $168 and Ain $676. This guaranteed Ain entry to the finals and she was spared from returning to the boardroom.
  • For the first time, each remaining candidate was seen by the CEO in the boardroom individually first, rather than as a group.
  • In a surprise twist and the first time this season, the CEO announced during the boardroom terminating session that two candidates will be terminated this time round.

Week 12

• Airdate: October 18, 2008
• Brands: Breast Cancer Welfare Association and Rumah Hope
• Project: The two finalists, Ain and Dian, have to organize fundraiser events to support different charities. Ain is to organize a celebrity
  Celebrity
  A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
  
   futsal
  Futsal
  Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
  
   event to raise funds for Rumah Hope, a children's shelter; while Dian has to put together a fundraiser in aid of the Breast Cancer
  Breast cancer
  Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
  
   Welfare Association featuring celebrities. Samsung
  Samsung
  The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
  
  was the main sponsor of Dian's event, while Adidas
  Adidas
  Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
  
  sponsored Ain's.
• Notes:
  • This penultimate episode shows interviews with both the finalists' families. It focuses on the preparation for the tasks and the execution will be shown in the next episode.
  • Previous candidates were brought back to help the two finalists. Jennifer, Joo Lee, Kian You and Yuen Wai returned to help Ain; while Masami, Ridzuan and Chris were tasked to assist Dian.

Week 13

• Airdate: October 25, 2008 - Season finale
  Season finale
  A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...
  
  
• Brands: Breast Cancer Welfare Association and Rumah Hope
• Project: Continuation from previous week's episode
• Season Winner: Azti Dian Fitri Azmi (Dian), 31 - Publication Manager
• Notes:
  • Numerous celebrities appeared over the final two episodes including songstress Adibah Noor
    Adibah Noor
    Adibah Noor is a Malaysian artiste. She is a singer, actress, emcee, voiceover and ad talent. She has been in showbiz for 13 years.- Film :*Sepet *Gubra *Mukhsin *Buli Balik*Talentime *Crayon *Nasi Lemak 2.0...
    
    ; ntv7's The Breakfast Show host, Jonathan Putra
    Jonathan Putra
    Jonathan Putra is a Channel V VJ, model, and musician who is of English and Chinese-Indian parentage.JP, as he is commonly known, was born in Middlesbrough, England, but grew up in McHenry County IL Chicago where he honed his musical skills with his band Colour, playing gigs in and around the...
    
    ; Malaysian Idol's
    Malaysian Idol
    Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UK's Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Malaysia, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up...
    
     Ash Nair
    Ash Nair
    Ashvin Kumar Nair, fondly known as Ash, is a Malaysian alternative musician and former contestant of season 2 of Malaysian Idol, where he first became widely known to the public.-Malaysian Idol:...
    
    ; Andrew Westwood; Azah Yasmin Yusof; Nell Ng; Chelsea Ng; Baki Zainal; Azura Zainal and Henry Goldiing.
  • Malaysian Idol's Soo Kui Jien
    Soo Kui Jien
    Soo Kui Jien, , is a Malaysian television personality.- Biography :Better known as Handsome Jien, Jien got his big break when he became a host on the Disney Channel in 1997. He has worked as an emcee and host on television in Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore and Malaysia. At 5' 9", he has also acted in...
    
     and Fly FM's
    Fly FM
    Fly FM is a private radio station in Malaysia owned by Media Prima Berhad. It was launched on October 3, 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second most popular English radio station in Malaysia, besides being the fastest growing radio station in the...
    
     Phat Fabes had their photos shown on screen but did not attend. Jien snubbed the breast cancer charity because Dian forgot to call him at an agreed time, and Phat Fabes was ill and could not attend Ain's event.
  • Ain's team presented Jennifer with a cake as it was her birthday.
  • Candidates that helped the two finalists were brought back to the final boardroom session to give their comments. Yuen Wai did not turn up. When asked to choose who they think ought to win, Masami, Ridzuan, and Jeniffer chose Dian, while Kian You picked Ain.
  • Tengku Zafrul and Peter Pek attended both events while Chan Boon Yong attended Dian's event.

External links

• The Firm episode recaps at TV.com
• ntv7
• The Firm microsite
• The Firm fan page at Facebook
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• Peter Pek fan page at Facebook
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• The Firm Season 2 Press Conference on YouTube
• The Firm Season 2 Press Conference on Gua Randommania
• Contestants' blog