Monday, May 12, 2008

Safe Guards * Tit Huet Bou Biu *


Cast:
Steven Ma ~ Surng Tze ~ The adopted third son of Ching Tong, he helped out the family business, steering it through many crisis and tribulations. His work was recognized by Ching Tong upon his death, who bequeathed the entire agency to him for continued operation.
Elaine Yiu ~ Lei Cheung Fung ~ The second female safeguard in Wui Yao, she was the love interest of Tze, who eventually married her as his wife.
Chris Lai ~ Surng Yee ~ The third biological son (youngest overall) of Ching Tong, he was educated in the West, and had a bleak outlook for the safeguard industry. He advocated a refocus to maritime shipping for Wui Yao.
Wayne Lai ~ Surng Joong ~ The eldest son of Ching Tong, his brutish demeanors and carelessness led many to write him off as a black sheep. However, his kindheartedness and loyalty led to his adopted brother, Tze, to accept him as a close ally during the many crisis Wui Yao faced.
Ben Wong ~ Surng Hao ~ The second son of Ching Tong, he is an assistant manager of the safeguard agency. His lust got him in great troubles, even to the point of having an affair with the wife of a fellow safeguard. His attempts to cover up many immoral deeds turned him into an evil man.
Kwok Fung ~ Surng Ching Tong ~ The patriarch of the Shurng family, he took over the Wui Yao Safeguard and Escort Agency (會友鏢局) from his father, and turned it into one of the most prominent safeguard agency in Hangchow. However, when Ching Tong attempted to buy a gentry official position with the Qing Dynasty government, he discovered that Wui Yao is actually facing an acute financial crisis, due to deferred payments on loans issued by Wui Yao, and failure to receive payments for safeguard missions. This led to his decision to devolve duties to his three sons, in an effort to save the safeguard agency from certain demise.
Suet Nei ~ Tseng Sau Ping ~ The wife of Ching Tong, she is often the go-to person for everyone within Wui Yao whenever massive reforms are undertaken, due to her kind-heartedness, dislike for conflicts, and inherent resistance to reform
Lau Gong ~ Surng Ching Pung ~ The elder brother of Jingtong, he always hoped to secure control of the safeguard agency, but this did not come to fruit. His bitterness on this issue was partly responsible for his negativeness on many issues, which culminated in a full-blown attempts to destabilize or dissolve Wui Yao. He was eventually expelled from the Sheung family after he was discovered to be an illegitimate child, whose biological father was an opera singer. He died in poverty, unwilling to accept his status as an illegitimate child.
Ram Tseung ~ Surng Ching Mun ~ The little brother of Ching Tong, he is often considered by many to be the unproductive member of the family. He has never escorted goods, nor has he participated in the family business. However, his unwillingness to participate in the battle to control of the safeguard agency led Ching Mun to become Ching Tong's private advisor and confidante during many crisis.
Wai Ying Hong ~ Gu Ching ~ The wife of Ching Mun, she is the martial arts instructor for the safeguard agency, as well as the agency's first female safeguard. She was killed in a bandit attack during a risky safeguard escort mission. She undertook the mission in order to secure funding for the Wui Yao
Evergreen Mak ~ Fo Yeurng Hung
Iris Wong ~ Choi Hau Kam
Fanny Yip ~ Ah Fong

The story revolves around the Wui Yao Safeguard and Escort Agency (會友鏢局), which is the most prominent safeguard and escort agency in Hangzhou. However, the agency was discovered to be close to bankruptcy, due to financial mismanagement. Together with his four sons, the patriarch of the family, Sheung Jingtong must, along with other allies and confidantes, rebuild the agency and save it from near certain death.

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