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The Gem of Life 珠光寶氣

English Title: The Gem of Life 珠光寶氣 (also known as Jewel’s Splendor)
Cantonese Title: Jyu Gwong Bou Hei
Broadcast Date: 20th October 2008 - 8th February 2009
Length: 80 Episode
Cast: Lee Sze Ki, Moses Chan, Ada Choi, Bowie Lam, Gigi Lai, Maggie Siu, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Wong Hei, Kenny Wong, John Chiang, Eddie Kwan, Rebecca Chan, Lau Dan, Josephine Shum, Florence Kwok, Iris Wong, Casper Chan, Catherine Chau, Carrie Lam, Queenie Chu, Cindy Lee, Maria Chan, Elliot Yue

Synopsis:
In Pak Siu-Yau (Lee Sze Kee, Louise)’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 has started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.

Yau’s first daughter Hong Nga-Yin (Shiu Mei Ki, Maggie) does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man Yin is going out with is Ko Cheung-Sing (Lam, Bowie), who is very well-off, she decides to let Yin go with her choice. Yau’s second daughter Hong Nga-Tung (Lai Chi, Gigi) is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, Yau seeks to match her up with Ho Chit-Nam (Chan Ho, Moses), the son of Hong Kong’s most powerful business tycoon Ho Fung (Yueh Hua). Being the youngest in the family, Hong Nga-Sz (Choi Siu Fun, Ada) is well aware of Yau’s concerns. Having recovered from divorce, Sz now decides to pin all her hopes on Fung.

Yau’s persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy husband. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.

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When Easterly Showers Fall On The Sunny West 東山飄雨西關晴

English Title: When Easterly Showers Fall On The Sunny West 東山飄雨西關晴 (also known as “The Turbulence of East and West”)
Cantonese Title: Dung Saan Piu Yue Sai Gwaan Ching
Broadcast Date: 27th October 2008 - 5th December 2008
Length: 30 Episode
Cast: Liza Wang, Charmaine Sheh, Joe Ma, Selena Li, Raymond Wong, Edwin Siu, Sharon Luk, Kiki Sheung and others.

Synopsis :
Coming from a very humble background, Poon Muk Hing (Ma Tak Chung) nevertheless is content with his lot. He works for the Poons’ of Dongshan as driver. His true identity of the eldest son of the family comes to light when he saves Poon Cheuk Wah (Wong Ho Yin), the young master, in an accident. Chong Fung Yee (Wang Ming Chun, Liza), the first daughter-in-law in the family, has to admit unwillingly the fact that when she married into the family she was already pregnant. His true identity revealed, Hing changes his name to Poon Cheuk Hing according to the genealogical table of the clan. The mother and son have since been locked in a seesaw struggle.

Yip Heung Ching (Sheh Charmaine) came from an influential family in Xiguan. She starts selling congee on a boat for a living with her elder brother after their family has fallen into decline. Ching and Wah used to go out but Yee did all she could to separate them. Later, Ching opens a teahouse with the help and support of Hing. Spontaneously, love blossoms between them. Not long afterwards, the Poon family runs into a lot of troubles. Yee and Wah are unable to handle them at all. Hing seizes the opportunity to restore the prestige of the family. For the sake of the benefit of Poons’, he is prepared to sacrifice his relationships with other family members, his love as well as his friends. By doing so, he also involves himself in a never-ending bloody battle of power.

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Last One Standing 與敵同行

English Title: Last One Standing 與敵同行 (also known as “Walking With the Enemy”)
Cantonese Title: Yu Dik Tung Hung
Broadcast Date: 22nd September 2008 - 18th October 2008
Length: 22 Episode
Cast: Roger Kwok, Kevin Cheng, Yoyo Mung, Kiki Sheung, Law Lok Lam, Elaine Yiu, Evergreen Mak, Ellesmere Choi, Fiona Yuen, Macy Chan, Yvonne Ho, Lui Shan, Lai Xuan, Chun Wong, Yeung Ying Wai, Eddie Lee, Yu Mou Lin, Lam Yuen Ying, Lawrence Yan, Tsang Oi Mei
Genre: Modern Suspense

Synopsis :
Time was served for a crime he did not commit.
After ten years, can he discover the truth behind his father’s murder?

Cheung Sing Hei (Cheng Kevin) is accused of murdering his stepfather and he is sent to the prison for 10 years. After being discharged from the prison, Hei decides to take revenge on his best friend and cousin Tong Lap Yin (Kwok Chun On). Yin works as a notary. He is an honest and trust-worthy gentleman who never blames Hei for his short temper and unreasonable accusation. He spends a lot of time to investigate Hei’s case and help him find the real murderer. Hei and Yin used to be best companions but they fall out eventually because of deceit and trickery. What makes the matter worse is - they have fallen in love with the same woman.

Hei loses all his confidence after being sent to the jail unjustly. Lei Pui Ka (Mung Yo Yo), the reporter who visits him regularly during her voluntary services, manages to bring hope and joy to him again. Even though Ka appreciates Hei’s character, she is deeply in love with Yin and she agrees to marry him eventually. However, Ka receives some anonymous letters continuously and these letters give her a great shock.

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Moonlight Resonance 溏心2: 家好月圓

English Title: Moonlight Resonance (Heart of Greed 2) 溏心2: 家好月圓
Cantonese Title: -
Broadcast Date: 28th July 2008 - 19th September 2008
Length: 40 Episode
Cast: Louise Li, Susanna Kwan, Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung, Fala Chan, Kate Tsui, Michelle Yim, Moses Chan, Linda Chung, Bosco Wong and more
Genre: Modern Drama

Synopsis :
Generations come and go,
but the “love” remains forever…

Chung Siu Hor (Lee See Kei) and her husband Gam Tai Jo (Ha Yu) have been working hard for many years to establish a famous reputation for their Moonlight Cake Shop. However, Hor discovers that Jo committed adultery with her best friend Yan Hung (Michelle Yim Mai Suet) and she breaks up with him miserably. Hor brings along her children Gam Wing Ho (Raymond Lam Fung), Gam Wing Hing (Fala Chen Faat Lai), and her adopted daughter Suen Ho Yuet (Tavia Yeung Yi) and sets up another cake shop for a living.

Hung moves in to live with Jo and she starts playing tricks in the family. She tries pleasing her mother-in-law Sheh Kwan Lai (Lee Heung Kam) in every way while disuniting her stepsons and Jo. Outside the family, Hung starts expanding their business rapidly. Hor’s younger sister Chung Siu Sa (Susanna Kwan Kuk Ying) is displeased. Sa decides to fight for the ownership of their cake shop’s brand name in court with Hung. Their relationship with Hung further deteriorates.

Apart from the cake shop business, Hor also spends a lot of efforts on her children. Her oldest son Gam Wing Ga (Moses Chan Ho) is not interested in managing the cake shop at all and he indulges himself on stock trading. He also develops an entangling relationship with his cousin Lo Ga Mei (Kate Tsui Tsz Shan) and Yuet at the same time. On the other hand, Hor’s younger son Wing Ho takes up the role of a father in the family and he works hard all of the time to earn a living. Wing Ho loves his childhood friend Chau (Linda Chung Ka Yan) whole-heartedly, but Chau is in love with the doctor Ling Chi Shun (Bosco Wong Chung Chak).

Hor works hard unconditionally to strive for the well being of her family members. Hung, on the other hand, is a very mean person who values her own benefits only. Jo is caught between the two women all of the time and he feels helpless. One day, a disaster happens at the cake shop. Here comes a time when human nature, family bonds, and love are brought to a trail…

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