The drama started off really good and interesting. At the start I thought there was going to be a love triangle between the son and the dad for Tavia Yeung's character ( I know it sounds a disgusting, but its set in the 1920's-1930's period so it pretty normal for young woman to marry/date older men). But the story took a totally different turn. The cast was the typically popular TVB actors and actresses. The acting wasn't bad at all but the storyline wasn't all that great- it like a 3.5/5 stars. I was disappointed about Kenneth Ma's love story.
Cast & Couples:
Damian Lau as Sir Arthur Chung (鍾卓萬)
(top going down)
Mary Hon as Koo Sam-Ian (顧心蘭) 1st Wife
Idy Chan as Aisin Gioro Yee-yin (愛新覺羅·爾嫣) 2nd Wife
Elena Kong as Yvonne Yik (易懿芳) 3rd Wife
Tavia Yeung as Hong Tsz-kwan (康子君)/Sai Fenghuang
(賽鳳凰) 4th Wife
Jia Xiao Chen (贾晓晨) as Damian Lau's girlfriend/mistress
All I can say is Damian Lau did an outstanding job playing his character. You must think that with that many wives- he'd be a playboy that pretty much comes off as a jerk- but overall he's not. He actually treats all his wives pretty equal. Mary who plays the first wife is really nice and her character plays the role of a big sister to all the other wives. Her love story/relationship with Damian's character is the saddest. Idy's character was too nice in the movie that it seemed a little bit unfair to her. She is the wife that faces the most hard break in the drama. Her relationship with Damian starts off sweet and then it goes downhill when her ex-lover returns, as a successful business owner. Elena plays the bitchy(excuse my language) wife. She's not nice at all but then, after Damian loses interest in her- you actually start to understand and empathize with her character. Its really heartbreaking. Tavia's lovestory with Damian is a little weird because of the age difference between them- but people say age is only a number. She did an outstanding job playing her role. She's suppose to be the most brave one out of all the wives. Jia/JJ's character is super annoying- I never liked her but at least she has a heart.
Kenneth Ma as Charles Chung (鍾啟燊)
Rebecca Zhu as Kwai Siu-yau (季小由)
I loved their relationship it was so cute and perfect. But Ron Ng character had to wreck everything. It pissed me off how Rebecca never appreciated how much Kenneth's character actually loved her. She was so blinded by her love for Ron that she didn't realize how happy she really was with Kenneth. For some reason I felt like Rebecca's character actually fell in love with Kenneth after they got married. I felt sorry for Kenneth's character in the end of the drama since he was begging Rebecca to stay with him and they could reconcile their relationship.
Vincent Wong as Jimmy Chung (鍾啟燁)
Charmaine Li as maid of the Chung family
I didn't like Vincent's character throughout the whole drama until the very end. He plays the bad boy and rule breaker of the Chung family. His childhood is very sad and painful- after you hear him explain why he did all those bad things, you actually sympathize with him. He's a playboy and lady's man, he has a way with his words- but inside he's actually soft-hearted and fragile. Charmaine's character is really sad, she plays an abused maid whose scared of pretty much everything. She's nice to everyone and falls in love easily. She falls for Vincent after he rescues and helps her overcome her fears. The ending scene between her and Vincent was really touching. Overall, this is one of my favorite couples.
Sire Ma as Elaine Chung (鍾浩頤)
Adrian Chau as Yung Dat Chi (容達志)
They are the typical couple that starts off as a hate then love relationship. It's so cute how Sire likes to pout and act like a little kid and then Adrian comes and comforts her. Throughout the drama Sire is probably my most favorite character since she's not the evil sister- she plays a sweet and supporting sister. Adrian on the other hand pisses me off at first since he's so judgemental towards rich people. As least later on in the story his attitude changes.
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