How long? 40 episWhen & which tv stn? 2007/TVB
Who's in?
Lee Sze Ki ~ Ling Qiao/Da Ma
Ha Yu ~ Tang Ren Jia/Da Bao/Bao Bao
Susanna Kwan ~ Francis Wang Xiu Qin/Xiao Ma
Moses Chan ~ Tang Zhi An/Pretty Ok/Xiao Bao
Bosco Wong ~ Gilbert Tang Zhi Yi/Jiao Jiao
Chris Lai ~ Tang Zhi Huan
Fala Chen ~ Tang Zhi Xin
Raymond Lam ~ Alfred Cheng Liang
Linda Chung ~ Chang Zai Xin
Yoyo Mung ~ Shui Ming Xia/Shui Bai Bai
Tavia Yeung ~ Jackie Zhuo Wen Li
Michelle Yim ~ Ling Li
Louis Yuen ~ Ling Bo
What's it abt? (edited from Wikipedia)
Tang Ren Jia owns a seafood products store,Tang Ji. He has 4 children; An,Yi,Huan,Xin. He is married to Qiao and has a second wife Qin. Qiao has cancer and didn't expect to survive and wants Qin to take care of Tang Ren Jia after she dies. However, Qiao recovers and Qin thinks that she has no power in the family because she has no true status and becomes a woman stirring a range of petty acts. She seeks the family fortune and in order to do that she causes trouble in the family.
An has a liking for Zai Xin, who's a legal clerk working in a law firm. However, she only has eyes on Alfred, who's her senior and a successful lawyer. Things went wrong b/w Zai Xin & Alfred after Shui Bai Bai became the 3rd party.
Yi is the most educated children in the family, after returning from the States, he plans to start his own business and met Jackie, who's wife of a rich man. After facing many hurdles, both of them finally got married, but Jackie's family are very greedy and keeps wanting the Tang Household to give them money.
Huan, who's Qin's only son just graduated from Uni. He's a kind hearted boy and is very closed to his other siblings. However, after Qin did so many evil acts, he starts losing faith in his mum and is stuck b/w Qin & the Tang Household.
Xin, the youngest of the children, had 3 gd pals, Zai Xin, Shui Bai Bai & Cao Bing. An innocent girl who's the candy of the family.
Later, Qiao's cancer comes back and she dies leaving her struggling family behind.
Qin starts planning evil ideas with Zai Xin's brother Chang Zai De after Qiao passed away. They have been plotting for years to find a means to take the family fortune and even create false accusations about her own family to the media. Qin forms her own support group from Bo and Jackie's family to help plot against the Tang household to gain their family fortune. She drove Tang Ren Jia into severe illness and eventually die from stroke.
The two sides begin their war on each other on court, with Zai Xin representing the Tang Household.
Love & Hates:
Plot-Actually the plot is very typical..HK-styled family drama. However, what makes it interesting is how Wang Xiu Qin turns the Tang Household into chaos. I was cursing & swearing at her from the day she start doing evil acts. Hahahha! Oh ya...Ling Bo and Jackie's family are really horrible too. Without them, this drama wld be too boring la. So, good job to the scriptwriter. Hahaha! Alfred & Zai Xin' take up the biggest part of all romance scenes. I didn't like them quarrelling too often though. Ending was a little shocking for me, coz I didn't expect An & Xin to be together. (Oh! Spoilers!!) Anyway, i am glad tt An is not alone la.
Cast-Thumbs up to the cast!! Oh my....almost perfect. The veterans are really damn good. Xia Yu is really such a cute & funny daddy. Even though he kena stroke in the end, he still has the energy to make Wang Xiu Qin so mad! Shiok!!! Lee Sze Ki is perfect for her role..she has the wei yan, and knows when to be soft and when to be tough. Susanna! Her role is really irritating, but good acting sia. Hen zhi ru gu...haha!
Now I know why Moses outbeat Xia Yu to get the best actor award...Pretty Ok is one of his best roles. No more handsome guy liao. Pretty ok doesnt wear nice clothes, he's super lame but can be dead serious. I loved his scenes with Da Bao. I like how he always stand by Zai Xin's side when she needs help. (How i wish i cld have such a loyal friend...very hard hor.)
Linda is pretty good too....though I didn't like her crying too often la. Her "getting suspicious" expressions were pretty good ne...getting on my nerves. But i can understand that, she can't fully trust Alfred mah.
Raymond isn't the main lead in this drama, but actually I thought his scenes were more than Bosco? Ha! Raymond didnt disappoint me in his acting, but he looked really tired or haggard leh. Where's the handsome fella? Well, I already know that Alfred wld urhem in the drama..but it's still sad to know that la. Nice chemistry with Linda too.
The others, Bosco, Chris, Fala, Tavia...are pretty ok..but nothing new from them. I didn't like Tavia's character initially, but glad that she has changed for the better.
I don't know why Yoyo wanna act as Shui Bai Bai...she's gd, but given her positon now, she won't have to act in such a minor character.
Themesongs- Opening theme "Jiang bu chu sheng" by Susanna...this song can speak for Qin. Ending theme "Xin Ling" by Raymond & Linda. Love this song!
Worth watching?
A must-watch for all tvb fans. Sister drama "Moonlight Resonance" has start airing in HK liao. Do check it out.
