Yr/TV Stn: 2011/TVB
Cast:
Bowie Lam ~ Song Zheng Yao
Sunny Chan ~ Liang Zheng Kuang
Nancy Sit ~ Guan Hui Lan
Linda Chung ~ Song Zi Cheng
Ngo Ka Nin ~ Song Zi Jun
Elena Kong ~ Ding Jia Bi
Sire Ma ~ Zeng Yu Fang
Synopsis: (edited from Wikipedia)
Madam Liang is the owner of a small business with eldest son Zheng Yao, second son Zheng Kuang, and 2 daughters. Yao is a worker at the Jiujiang brewery but due to a natural disaster, rewrote the lives of the Liang and Song family. Song family’s daughter, Zi Cheng, the third mistress Jia Bi and eldest son Zi Jun were separated. The Song family decided to adopt Yao as their son and looked after the business. Kuang thought Yao became the Song family's son for the sake of wealth. Just when business for the Jiujiang wine brewery were going well, Song family's long lost son returns and wants to claim back ownership of the business. This results in a major feud between the Liangs and the Songs. Finally, when Yao tied the marriage between Cheng and Kuang, he was ready to return ownership back to the Songs. Sadly, Jun causes downfall of the family...
Why watch?
The drama looks boring, but the plot is well developed and nicely paced. I felt like stranggling Zi Jun, but that also means Ngo Ka Nin's acting was good. Ha! It's not easy to find a period drama which focused a lot on relationships, and every character has his ups and downs.
The cast was great, and I really liked Yao-Bi couple. Bowie's acting is always the same in his dramas, but he did really well here. Lots of emotions and longingness for Bi. Their chemistry was great. Sunny might be a little old to pair with Linda, but their chemistry was great as well.
Jun-Fang couple is more cheerful, and recently I kept seeing Sire Ma. Looks like she's getting lots of attention.
Last but not least, this is Bowie's last TVB drama, and perhaps this is one of his best works.
Why skip?
The drama is typical family conflict plot, with the usual conflicts.
