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珠光寶氣
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
Famous artiste manager HONG NGA YIN successfully helps her artiste SO MAN to get the ticket for a mega fashion show in town. However, the rich woman HONG NGA SZ tries hard to prevent MAN from entering the venue because the media has reported that her husband YEUNG CHI KAU is having a secret affair with MAN. HONG CHING YEUNG is caught in a traffic jam on his way home and he realizes that his wife PAK SIU YAU’s car is slightly damaged in a car accident. YEUNG learns one of the three diamond brooches he cast for his daughters is sold and he suspects that his second daughter NGA TUNG is in trouble. TUNG broke up with the family, ran away and got married with her lover LAI KEI in Canada three years ago. She has returned to Hong Kong recently trying to seek help from her sister SZ. SZ tells her mother that she has lent 1 million dollars to TUNG but YAU points out that SZ has done this for her own benefits.… ...
After a body check, the doctor wants YAU to carry out a rectum check and YAU agrees. After separating with KEI, TUNG stays in YIN’s home. YIN encourages TUNG to work with her. SZ learns from the magazine that TUNG is the new lover of KAU. She is enraged and she scolds TUNG in front of the reporters. KAU reveals to SZ that his company is in deep trouble and SZ is very worried. YAU agrees to join a charity party. YEUNG has bought back the diamond brooch of TUNG and YAU asks YIN to give it back to TUNG. YAU thanks YIN for helping to eliminate the reports of the fight between SZ and TUNG. However, she accidentally discovers that YIN acts intimately with the actor OSCAR. YIN’s husband TIM is a pilot. TIM returns from a trip but he treats YIN coldly. During the charity party, YAU meets up with OSCAR privately for she suspects that YIN has committed adultery with him. TIM runs into them accidentally.
YIN learns from TIM that YAU has met OSCAR privately. She blames YAU for misunderstanding her and YAU is shocked. The staff CHEONG has disappeared when delivering diamonds. WO suspects that CHEONG has stolen the diamonds but YEUNG believes in him. YEUNG always feels that his boss WAI TAK is against him. He fights with TAK on behalf of CHEONG and he eventually resigns. YAU attends her good friend Mrs HO’s funeral. The tycoon HO CHIT NAM comes with a group of people to fight with Mrs HO’s son. KAU wants to meet NAM desperately and he tries to send NAM a new licence plate number that costs 1 million dollars. However, NAM’s personal assistant SHIU MING rejects his gift. In order to please his girlfriend, NAM cancels his yachting plan and flies to Shanghai for dinner… While practicing yachting, NAM meets his rival KO CHEUNG SING. SING challenges NAM to a contest.
YAU YAT TUNG, yacht expert who manages NAM’s yacht, meets SING accidentally after having dinner with some chef friends. SING used to learn cooking in the same chef school with TUNG and SING asks TUNG to help him. NAM tries to stop TUNG from working for SING but he fails. YEUNG learns that somebody wants to sell a jewellery shop. He is very interested but he doesn’t have enough money. KAU is willing to purchase the shop with YEUNG. TIM tries to date YIN but YIN rejects him for she has a business appointment with SING. YIN accidentally falls into the swimming pool because of SING. TIM suddenly arrives at the scene. He is deeply disappointed and embarrassed to find YIN in a totally unsatisfactory manner. TIM proposes a separation with YIN and YIN is deeply shocked. YIN blames the drunk SING for ruining her marriage and she hits him angrily with her high heel shoes.… ...
YEUNG learns from TAK that the jewellery shop they wanted to purchase has been taken over already. YAU finds that YEUNG is worrying about something. While trying to question him, YAU suddenly collapses because of serious stomachache. TUNG finds that SZ is still shopping in luxurious shops and she blames her for telling lies in front of their father but SZ humiliates her in return. NAM and his girlfriend witness the scene coincidentally. NAM buys an expensive dress for TUNG. YIN deliberately flies to Qingtao for signing a contract with SING. SING is joining a yachting contest there and he plays tricks on YIN again. YIN has no choice but to stay there and waits for SING. NAM is joining the same contest as well in Qingtao. He finally agrees to meet up with KAU and SZ but he agrees to invest on their company only if they sell their company’s shares to him.… ...
KAU has disappeared. SZ tries to borrow money from her rich housewives friends for renting a helicopter to search for KAU above the sea. However, all the rich housewives refuse to help her and they try to keep a distance from her. SING challenges NAM at the restaurant and NAM agrees to invest in KAU’s company if he loses the contest. NAM meets SZ by accident and he tries to console her. TUNG discovers that NAM is the one who bought a dress to her but he is also the one who is trying to buy KAU’s company shares. She is deeply surprised and she scolds NAM for being hypocritical. YAU learns that her body check result is ready but she delays her fight back home in order to help her daughter. During the contest, SING tries to play tricks again in order to win… YAU asks SZ’s friend to bring them into the venue of a fund-raising event so that she could ask FUNG for help. However, FUNG is meeting with the tycoon SUNG SAI MAN during the time.… ...
After accompanying SZ to search for her husband for a whole day, TUNG falls asleep on the sofa. TUNG wakes up later to find that SZ is missing. While trying to search for SZ, YIN meets SING on the way and SING plays tricks on her again. TUNG sees NAM accidentally and she tries to seek help from him. NAM’s father HO FUNG keeps questioning him during the time. NAM asks TUNG to help him get rid of his father. WO tries to search for SZ everywhere and he discovers a big secret… In order to convince NAM to invest in KAU’s company, TUNG goes yachting with him. MAN is dissatisfied that the female tycoon YUE WAI TING is not cooperative on their Qingtao investment project and he asks FUNG to negotiate with her. TUNG is deeply shocked that NAM is sailing all the way from Qingdao to Shenzhen. SZ learns that YAU rushes to help her even if she is seriously ill and she finally reveals the truth to her.… ...
YAU enters the hospital. YIN visits her and she finds that TIM has visited her already but he didn’t reveal to YAU that they have separated with each other. TUNG is trapped on the yacht. She has no choice but to help NAM clean up the yacht during the trip. SZ discovers that she has nothing valuable at home while KAU owes the bank 4 million dollars interest. WO wants to help her but he doesn’t have any money. During a jewellery auction, MAN’s younger brother SAI KEI’s ex-wife SUK CHING tries to fight for a diamond with KEI. SING finally gets the diamond and he gives it to KEI in order to thank him for giving him financial supports before. NAM and TUNG arrive at Shenzhen. They are shocked to discover a group of reporters at the pier. YIN tries to arrange personal identity cards for TUNG so that she could return to Hong Kong. Before YIN leaves, TIM asks her to sign the divorce agreement. On her way back, YIN receives a call from SING.… ...
KAI FAT, the owner of a newsstand in Mongkok, hates TAK’s jewellery shop very much and he behaves strangely all the time. YEUNG visits his daughter. He plans to work in the jewellery factory again and he doesn’t need her to return the money to him. WO helps TUNG to work as a salesman in TAK’s jewellery shop. KEI tries to put the diamond from SING to a diamond necklace. After investigation, YEUNG discovers that some diamonds on the necklace are fake. TAK told KEI that all the diamonds on the necklace are real and YEUNG misconceives that TAK is trying to please KEI. TUNG starts working in the jewellery shop and KAI FAT discovers that she is the pretty lady who has rumors for an affair with NAM. YAU visits SZ to return the money to her. She overhears SZ’s conversation with her friend and realizes that SZ considers going bankrupt.… ...
SING meets his ex-classmate from the chef school. His classmate blames him for making use of TUNG and TUNG has been arrested by the police in Qingdao. SING suddenly changes his schedule and he returns to Macau to visit his mother. SING is always cold-hearted at work but he is a warm and caring son in front of his mother. SING goes to Qingdao to rescue TUNG. He tries to give TUNG 600 thousand dollars as compensation but TUNG refuses to take the money. TUNG reminds SING of their friendship in the past and SING is deeply touched. It is raining heavily and the tunnel is waterlogged. FAT carries TUNG on his back to pass through the tunnel and TUNG is very grateful. FAT learns that TUNG will be transferred to other shop for further training and he is depressed. FAT brings his girlfriend to dine in an expensive restaurant.… ...
YIN and SZ arrive at home coincidentally to question YAU but YAU is not there. They later discover that YAU has her own reasons. In order to gain the chance for collaboration with SO MAN, SING hires YIN despite the fact that they dislike each other. KEI hates TAK because of the diamond necklace and SING suggests challenging TAK by making use of FAT. SING meets up with FAT and proposes helping him to fight against TAK in the court. FAT’s father FOOK WING has 40% company shares in TAK’s jewellery shop. SING spends a lot to purchase the jade pendant of FAT in order to help him obtaining his father’s money. SZ decides to go bankrupt and YIN rents out her flat to save money. The TONG’s family starts living together again. YAU asks her daughters to visit the Big Buddha with her right after her Sichuan trip because she wants to please MAN’s wife KWOK YUEN YEE. During YEE’s painting exhibition, YAU introduces her daughters to various gentlemen.
SZ is interested in a man called TIN YUI who runs a hotel. However, she discovers that TUNG is happily discussing art related stuffs with YUI and she is upset. SZ helps YEE during the exhibition. DAISY finds SZ really smart and she invites her to work in her PR firm. YIN requests SING to assign more staffs to her department and SING asks YAT TUNG to help her. YIN thought that YAT TUNG is only a follower of SING but she later discovers that he is very smart and helpful. FAT’s jade pendant is sold at the price of 70 million dollars and everybody discuss the case enthusiastically. FAT becomes a rich man suddenly. He invites TUNG for dinner and he admires TUNG’s table manner very much. DAISY is organizing the 40th anniversary dinner for TAK’s jewellery company. During the banquet, SZ realizes that their souvenir album is left in the office.… ...
TUNG is trapped in the office and she could not return to the banquet. SZ gains the chance to dance with YUI during the banquet. When TAK delivers his welcome speech, FAT comes to declare that he wants his company shares back. The banquet turns into a mess. YEUNG meets an old friend and realizes that he is TUNG’s friend, too. TAK investigates the court case with his lawyer. They both find it suspicious that FAT has become rich overnight and they decide to fight with him in the court. FAT invites YEUNG, TUNG and her family members for dinner. YAU and YIN observe FAT during the dinner. They believe that FAT is not a suitable partner for TUNG. SING assigns YAT TUNG to help FAT with the court case and he reminds FAT not to disclose that he is supporting him behind the scene. YEUNG and FAT go for a drink at the pub. Somebody suddenly hits FAT.… ...
NAM plays tricks during the land auction to bring up the price. MAN has no choice but to purchase the land in high price. An oil tanker collapses in Indonesia. FUNG and TING have bought islands in Indonesia and they fly there immediately to investigate the current conditions. They have been good friends since childhood. SZ meets FUNG at the art museum and she decides to separate with YUI. SZ revels to WO that she wants to marry a richer and more powerful man in the future. FAT decides to separate with his puppy lover CHING and CHING is shocked. After the separation, FAT goes drinking with friends in a high class clubhouse. He starts making troubles at the clubhouse after getting drunk and the manager asks him to leave immediately. FAT wants to settle the matter with SING’s name but SING pretends that he doesn’t know him at all. Later, YAT TUNG comes to remind FAT not to disclose his relationship with SING in front of everybody.… ...
FAT stops CHING from talking to TUNG but TUNG suddenly returns. YAT TUNG and others help to cover up the truth for FAT. KEI meets MAN and his 3rd mistress MAN WAI. He gains the chance to organize a concert with WAI. SING asks YIN to organize another concert within 2 months and YIN reveals that it is not possible to find a venue with such a short notice. SING promises to sign the contract with a new artist if YIN agrees to carry out the job and YIN finally accepts the task. FAT sends TUNG expensive diamonds for he wants to start a relationship with her but TUNG rejects him. YIN reports to SING that she can find a venue for him. At the same time, SING also discovers that NAM has booked concert venue as well. SING approves the suggestion of YIN but he also wants to try if he could get NAM’s venue. MAN gives pressure to FUNG during an auction event. He asks FUNG to persuade his son to hand over the venue to him.… ...
YIN reports to SING that the person in charge would be pleased to release the concert venue if they could invite the famous ex-singer IP FEI to be on stage again and SING accepts the plan. MING sends in his resignation to NAM. FUNG immediately invites MING to return and work for him. NAM meets SING and the others in Singapore. SING is going to have a meeting with Mrs. WONG in order to obtain the right of opening a casino. Both SING and NAM try hard to please Mrs. WONG since she has extensive personal networks in Singapore. With the help of YIN, SING successfully gains the attention of Mrs. WONG by organizing the concert for IP FEI. YEUNG meets TAK’s witness TSU FOOK and he learns that WING used to commit defalcation long time ago. However, TSU FOOK is sent to the hospital because of a sudden heart attack.… ...
SZ resigns and YAU supports her. SZ applies for a job at TING’s PR firm and she even hides in the toilet to wait for TING. TUNG’s client Mr. KAM forgets to take his wedding ring. TUNG tries to deliver the ring to the marriage registry office but she carelessly drops the ring on the street. FAT rushes out to pick up the ring for TUNG and he is injured accidentally. While attending a design course, TUNG discovers that FAT has been helping her secretly all the time. She is deeply touched and she decides to accept his love. SZ goes to a second job interview at TING’s PR firm and she gets the job successfully. FAT and TUNG become lovers. TUNG doesn’t want her family members to know it so she dates with FAT secretly. SING defeated NAM in a recent business deal and the case is widely reported by the media. NAM is depressed and he shifts his anger to his girlfriend. His girlfriend is very upset and she pours a cup of coffee on NAM.… ...
TAK visit TSU FOOK and learns that WING has written a statement to give up his shares but this statement is currently kept in South Africa. TAK decides to search for the statement in South Africa. SING and FUNG dine together. SING has been fighting with NAM all the time and this is actually FUNG’s plan to educate his son. YIN tries to air her grievances to YAT TUNG while drinking in a pub. YIN is drunk and YAT TUNG brings her back to his home to take care of her. YIN seduces YAT TUNG involuntarily but he rejects her calmly. YAU discovers that TUNG is dating with FAT and she scolds TUNG for ignoring the fact that they are fighting with FAT in the court. TUNG tries to escape from her mother’s blame by moving to a hotel secretly. YAU tries to question CHING about FAT’s history. CHING suddenly collapses and YAU sends her to the hospital. YAU discovers that FAT has been really bad to CHING. CHING reveals the truth to TUNG.… ...
TAK wins the case by providing WING’s statement to the court. TUNG moves back to home and she apologizes to YAU sincerely. FAT loses the case. SING decides to stop supporting him financially and he takes back everything from him as well. FAT is mad. He attacks SING angrily and is later arrested by the police. In order to please Mrs. WONG, SING invites her to take ownership of IP FEI’s concert. YIN is upset and she resigns. TING asks SZ to coordinate the Opening Ceremony of FUNG’s resort in Phuket and SZ is overjoyed. TING and FUNG are both satisfied with SZ’s performance. MAN’s 3rd mistress MAN WAI learns that MAN’s 2nd mistress is staying in the resort and she rushes to Phuket immediately. SZ tries hard to prevent WAI from meeting the 2nd mistress. WAI is upset and she plays tricks on SZ in the evening. FUNG witnesses everything.
WAI throws SZ’s pearl to the pool. SZ tries hard to search for it in the pool and she nearly drowns. Luckily, FUNG rescues her on time. MING meets up with SING and NAM’s subordinate witnesses this accidentally. MAN discovers that FUNG’s investment is running really well and he decides to join him. FUNG agrees reluctantly. During the press conference on their collaboration, NAM suddenly returns from Phuket and he blames MAN angrily. NAM realizes that SING is working for FUNG and he declares that he will continue to fight with SING. WAI plays trick on SZ again and SZ is being trapped in a cave. FUNG rescues SZ and they dine together. YAT TUNG and YIN go to Macau for work. YAT TUNG finds that SING’s mother SIU HO is attacking somebody. This person threatens SIU HO that he will disclose SING’s past history to everybody. SING rushes to Macau to visit her injured mother.… ...
Louise Lee Sze-Kei
Pak Siu Yau
Maggie Shiu Mei-kei
Hong Nga Yin (Sylvia)
Gigi Lai Chi
Hong Nga Tung (Constance)
Ada Choi Siu-fan
Hong Nga Sze (Jessica)
David Chiang Da-Wei
Hong Ching Yeung
Moses Chan Ho
Ho Zit Nam (Terrence)
Bowie Lam Bo-yee
Ko Cheung Sing (Calvin)
Elliot Ngok Wah
Ho Fung (Martin)
Bosco Wong Chung-chak
Ho Tai Chun (William)
Wong Hei
Ho Tai Wor
Chen Hung-Lieh
Sung Sai Man (Philip)
Helen Ma Hoi-lun
Sung Kwok Yuen Yi (Margaret)