Saturday, January 12, 2008

Maidens' Vow 鳳凰四重奏




Episodes : 30

Cast

First Generation
Charmaine Sheh as Ngai Yu Fung 魏瑜鳳
Joe Ma as Yu Chi 余賜
Sammul Chan as Wong Yuk Leun 汪毓麟
Wu Fung as Wong Sin Kei 汪善琦
Chun Wong as Eunuch Cho 曹公公
Kiki Sheung as Dong Dai Hei 董帶喜
Irene Wang as Yung Duk Sin 容德善
Lau Dan as Ngai Bing Faan 魏秉藩
Maria Chan as Fa Chien Hong 花千紅
Akina Hong as Wong Ga Cheung 汪家璋
Evergreen Mak as Lien Chong Hien 連仲軒

Second Generation
Charmaine Sheh as Wang Chi Gwun 汪子君
Joe Ma as Lee Gut Cheung 李吉祥
Elaine Yiu as Cheung Lei 張莉
Kiki Sheung as Dong Dai Hei 董帶喜
Irene Wang as Yung Duk Sin 容德善
Akina Hong as Chuk Ngun Chi 祝銀枝
Chan Kei as To Suk Han 杜淑嫻
Lily (利嘉兒) as Koo Siu Mei 顧小媚
Cha Cha Chan as To Lai Gun 杜麗謹

Third Generation
Charmaine Sheh as Bak Wai Jun 白慧珍
Joe Ma as Doi Laap Yun 戴立仁
Cheung Chi Kwong as Mo Yung Chiu 慕容超
Annabelle Lau as Lui Ying Hong 呂瑛紅
Devily Leung as Chien Chi Seung 錢智嫦
Ben Wong as Gai Yee Gien 賈而堅
Ma Tai Lo as Wun Yuen Yau 溫婉柔

Fourth Generation
Charmaine Sheh as Doi Si Ka 戴思嘉
Joe Ma as Fong Ka On 方家安
Sherming Yiu as Siu Yuk Jing 蕭玉貞
Sammul Chan as Seung Yut Gut 尚一吉
Felix Lok

Synopsis
The drama centers around a restaurant that is owned by four generations of women.

First generation
1880 - 1905: Ngai Yu-Fung (Charmaine Sheh), who was married to a good-for-nothing husband Wang Yuk-Lun (Sammul Chan). Lun gambled away their family's assets and cheated on his wife numerous times. However, Fung remained faithful to her husband, despite her and Yu Chi (Joe Ma)'s enduring love. Fung eventually became pregnant and had a daughter with Lun. The first story ends tragically, with Fung dying with her long time lover Chi in a train accident.


Second generation
1919 - 1925: Fung and Lun's daughter Wang Chi-Kwun (Charmaine Sheh). She fell in love with her teacher, Li Kat-Cheung (Joe Ma), and they eventually eloped to Tianjin. Though they were very poor, they were still happy because they could be together. Her husband, who had studied to become a doctor, had to work in coal mines to support the family. The owner of the coal mines didn't care about the safety of the workers at all, and the death of a good friend spurred her husband to support the Revolution. Chi Kwun was separated from her husband and eventually returned to her home to help run the family restaurant. After two years with no news from her husband, he suddenly resurfaced, working for the Japanese. However, it turned out he was actually a double agent, and still fighting for the Revolution. He was found out and they fled for their lives, spending an unforgettable last night on the train together, before they had to part ways again. Zi Kuan became pregnant with their child, and continued to run the family restaurant. She waited for him for the rest of her life, and died of old age.


Third generation
1967 - 1982: Bak Wai-Jan (Charmaine Sheh), the grand daughter of Kwun. Jan married Dai Lap-Yan (Joe Ma), who was firmly convinced that women should stay at home while the men worked to support the family. Wai-Jan became bored with staying at home all the time and decided to work in an advertising company without letting Lap Yun know. However, he eventually found out, and their relationship went through a lot of turbulence. In the end, Wai-Jan made Lap-Yan switch roles with her to teach him a lesson, and showed him how hard it was to have to work and keep up with chores at home. Lap-Yan learned his lesson and had a daughter with Wai-Jan. They immigrated to the United States in search of a better life, but unfortunately Wai-Jan and Lap-Yan both died in an earthquake in San Francisco.


Fourth generation
2003 - 2006: Dai Sze-Ka (Charmaine Sheh), Wai-Jan and Lap-Yan's daughter. She is hard-working and independent, and believes that only fools get married. Though she has had many boyfriends, one thing remains in common with all of them - they always go missing before New Year's and then break up with her soon after. Meanwhile, Fong Ka-On (Joe Ma), a successful accountant, is stood up at the altar by his fiancee. The two of them spend New Year's Eve together and had a one night stand. However, they fell in love and eventually moved in together, but due to their differences and several misunderstandings, broke up again. Sze-Ka eventually gave birth to a baby boy, but did not have a chance to tell Ka-On during her pregnancy, and decided to raise the child herself with the help of her friend Sheung Yat-Gut (Sammul Chan). Sze-Ka reopens the restaurant that her great-great-grandmother opened and became famous due to her cooking books...