query: creator the firm 
supports: Popiah Pictures is a 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. 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". He is one of the founders of Popiah Pictures together with producer Anne Low, and also the founder of BackHome Hostel, a guesthouse in Kuala Lumpur. Natseven TV Sdn Bhd, better known as ntv7, is a free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Malaysia based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. It began broadcasting nationwide on 7 April 1998. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia. Believing strongly in the provision of wholesome entertainment, good family and community values, good corporate citizenship, and the promotion of national integration, the station works on an appointment-based programming concept reflecting its philosophy of being "Saluran Ceria Anda" (Feel Good Channel) Since 1 April 2016, this channel will only broadcast regular programming during 1PM until about 1AM everyday with a teleshopping block called CJ Wow Shop being broadcast during 6AM to 1PM everyday, which attracted huge criticism on social media. Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo). Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. With a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia. Located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species. Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 90.5 million inhabitants , it is the world's 14th-most-populous country, and the eighth-most-populous Asian country. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, and the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976. Thailand (or  ), officially the Kingdom of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia. With a total area of approximately , Thailand is the world's 51st-largest country. It is the 20th-most-populous country in the world, with around 66 million people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok. The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south. Putrajaya, officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, is a planned city and the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, because of overcrowding and congestion in the former. Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital, and is the seat of the King and the Parliament, and is the country's commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the idea of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. It became Malaysia's third Federal Territory, after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan, in 2001. Realiti is a Malaysian television series starring Chelsia Ng, Ashraf Sinclair, Melissa Maureen, Alvin Wong, Azizan Nin, Radhi Khalid and Maria Farida. It is produced by Ng Ping Ho under Popiah Pictures. Its first season which was aired on 8TV, having run from 3 September to 5 November 2006. Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, and often referred to as the "Lion City" or the "Little Red Dot", is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia, and the world's only island city-state. It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, south of the southernmost tip of continental Asia and peninsular Malaysia, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south. Singapore's territory consists of a diamond-shaped main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km), and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens. Petaling Jaya (commonly called "PJ" by locals) is a major Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the Petaling District of Selangor with an area of approximately . Petaling Jaya was granted city status on 20 June 2006. Kuala Lumpur (or ), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city. The city covers an area of and has an estimated population of 1.7 million . Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million people . It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia, in terms of population and economy. 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 The Firm , a group of professionals compete in an elimination - style competition to find the next corporate high - flyer . 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 and Astro channel 7 on 24 June 2007 . Although the show initially drew comparisons to Mark Burnett 's The Apprentice , it became quite apparent that it is quite different in that there are two corporate leaders who lead each team and decide who gets eliminated when their team fails to win a challenge . In addition , in episode 7 , both corporate leaders leave their jobs as mentors to the teams and a new CEO enters the picture . The Firm has reached its second season , which premièred on ntv7 and Astro 107 on 2 August 2008 . Anne Low is a prolific producer from Malaysia, whose notable work includes "Table For Two", "Realiti" and "The Firm". She is also one of the founders of Popiah Pictures together with award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter Ng Ping Ho.
candidates: anne low city ng ping ho
answer: anne low