No.of Epis: 82Year/TV Stn: 2008/TVB
Cast:
Louise Lee ~ Bai Xiao Rou
John Chiang ~ Kang Qing Yang
Maggie Siu ~ Kang Ya Yan
Gigi Lai ~ Kang Ya Tong
Ada Choi ~ Kang Ya Si
Elliot Yue ~ He Feng
Moses Chan ~ He Zhe Nan
Wong Hei ~ He Tai He
Bosco Wong ~ He Tai Chuan
Linda Chung ~ Song Zi Ling
Bowie Lam ~ Gao Chang Sheng
Kenny Wong ~ You Ri Dong
Eddie Kwan ~ Chen Qi Fa
Synopsis: (Edited from Dramawiki)
In Bai Xiao Rou’s eyes, her three daughters are just as perfect as diamonds. She believes that the greatest blessing for a woman is to marry a wealthy man. To guarantee a better life for her daughters, she started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.
Rou's eldest daughter Ya Yan does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man Yan is going out with is Gao Chang Sheng, who is very well-off, she decides to let Yan go with her choice. Rou’s second daughter Ya Tong is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, Yan seeks to match her up with He Zhe Nan, the son of Hong Kong’s most powerful business tycoon He Feng. Being the youngest in the family, Ya Si is well aware of Rou’s concerns. Having recovered from divorce, Si now decides to pin all her hopes on He Feng.
Rou’s persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy men. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.
Slacker's review:
I've not watched such a long TVB drama for a long time. I was skeptical about "TGOL", as the reviews & ratings were not good in HK. However, I thought the drama was quite interesting, as the plot was full of twists & turns, and we cld understand every character in depth. The drama was well paced, though some characters' transitions were kinda illogical.
The veterans were great in the show. Louise Lee was no longer the kind-hearted mum in "Moonlight Resonance". Rou is quite "scheming", but that's because she knew her daughters too well. If she did not do things behind, things wld not work smoothly. However, her ending was a little sad, as she started to lose her memory. In the end, she's just a loving mum who wanted her family to stay together. It must have pained her when her daughters were fighting against each other for their men. John Chiang was the nice & loving dad here, but he also committed mistakes which nearly caused trouble to his family. Elliot Yue was really great too. He Feng was such a gentleman, but after he got kidnapped, he changed to another person, who's so wary of everybody. His acting was very convincing and I cld not stand Feng in the end. Thank goodness, he was "get rid" by the scriptwriter..haha!
The three sisters all had their own flaws. None of them were angels, but I think Ya Tong was the most pathetic fella among them. She was constantly being sabotaged by Yan & Si, who were plotting & co-operating with each other at different times. Ya Tong might be naive, but she's not stupid. The only part I cld not stand her was how she treated Zhe Nan. This lady simply refused to believe him. I thought she must be blind to believe in her sisters after their bad "records". Haiz~ Gigi's performance was alright, as her character did not really stand out among others. Chemistry with Moses was alright too, maybe they had too little scenes together, compared to the other couples.
Ya Yan's change in character was not logical for me. She was the one who was the most clear-minded, but in the end, she did so many stupid & silly stuffs for Sheng. She became so unreasonable for that man, and she's willing to sacrifice her sisters. Maggie Siu's performance was not bad, and her chemistry with Bowie was terrific. This couple was the most "unfortunate" as they separated for silly reasons.
Ada Choi was really really good as Ya Si. I thought this was one of her best performance! Ya Si was another pathetic woman, as many ppl misunderstood her. Yes, she's definitely not innocent & naive, as she's always planning for herself & trying to play the games with others. Ya Si cld be a very loving wife, mum & daughter, but on the other hand, she cld be a very merciless businesswoman. I liked Ada's fierce glance, when Si was trying to get rid of her competitors, and her near insanity expressions/emotions after she lost her husband & child.
Linda Chung was a support lead here, and she got rid of her sweet & innocent image to portray Song Zi Ling. I really disliked Ling, as she kept on betraying those who chose to believe in her. However, I thought her acting was really great, as her bad girl image was so convincing.
The guys were fairly good, but this drama belonged to the women.
I really thought Moses's Zhe Nan was one of the weakest character in the drama. Not weak as in Moses's acting, but Zhe Nan was really such a pathetic guy who always kena aimed by the "bullies". Ya Tong chose to leave him and not to believe him, while Ya Si kept thinking Zhe Nan was working against her & killed her child. Chang Sheng always wanted to defeat Zhe Nan too. Everybody's targetting at him...haha! Of course, Zhe Nan was not that good either, but I thought he became weaker after his dad passed away. I did not like this change~
Bowie's Chang Sheng was annoying as well. Proud, arrogant, and pretty bad-mannered. I only loved the part when he fell in love with Ya Yan. However, things changed 180 degrees after Ya Yan married to Ri Dong. I cld feel Chang Sheng's pain la, that's why he took revenge on the couple after he found why they got married so suddenly.
Kenny Wong was great here. Ri Dong was an interesting character, because he loved Chang Sheng. However, for the sake of his business, he chose to give up and helped Ya Yan instead. This guy was really sacrificing. Kowtow to him~
Wong Hei's Tai He was boring, because he's the "da hao ren" in the drama. He's so nice to everyone and he did not mind getting hurt. As for Bosco who acted as Tai Chuan, his performance was ok. Tai Chuan was another scheming fella who did not want to be looked down by others. However, he's still very nice to his bro la. Thank goodness he did not sabo his bro like the sisters.
I bet nobody wld like Eddie Kwan's Qi Fa initially. He' such an ill-mannered uncle with a weird hairstyle. Cld not stand him at all!!! Well, things changed as he turned over a new leaf & worked hard for his career. Eddie looked so much better with the short haircut. That uncle image was just too devastating. Lolz! It's a pity that Qi Fa was "killed" by the scriptwriters too. I wld want to see him becoming a successful businessman.
Theme song is "Zhuang Xi" by Shirley Kwan. Insert songs are "Wu Qing You Ai" by Linda Chung; "Xiang Lian Liang Ge Zi" Bowie Lam and Gigi Lai & "W o Hai Zai Deng Shen Me" by Moses Cha.
