Monday, May 12, 2008

Land Of Wealth

Cast:
Moses Chan ~ Chai Pak Tsun / Fan Chi Chai
Sonija Kwok ~ Ba Ba Ha Yi Go Wah
Steven Ma ~ Cheung Shung Man
Tavia Yeung
John Chiang ~ Kiu Bun Yip
Stephen Wong Ka Lok
Lau Dan
Chris Lai
Chan Hung Lit
Claire Yiu

During the Qing dynasty in Beijing, a powerful empress took over the throne, and ordered to kill everyone that could possibly take over the throne, including all of the former emperor's wives. One of the wives was trying to escape, and was hiding inside a well. One of innocent official (from the Chai family, Chai Hok Yan) witnessed her going into the well, and accidentally led the people that were chasing her to her. She thought he did it on purpose, and said that there is not a good person of all the officials. This quote stayed in his head until he grew old.
The story focus on four different families. The Chai family, Chai Hok Yan, who witnessed the queen jumping into the well, was wrongfully framed for stealing the government's money. It reminded him of what the woman said, and found out that it was true, because he was betrayed by other officials and the whole family was sentenced to death. Pak Tsun (Moses Chan) was the only survivor in the Chai family because a loyal assistant of his switched identities with him. Pak Tsun changed his name to Fan Chi Chai and traveled to a different city to start a new life. That's when he met the Kiu family. Kiu Bun Yip(John Chiang), the head of the Kiu family is a successful business banker, however, he also has enemies, including the Cho family, who betrayed John Chiang. Moses went to the Kiu family and began to learn about banking. At the same time, he met Cheung Shung Man(Steven Ma) (Cheung family), the two of them became best friends.
As for the love relationship, Moses met Sonija, the two of them were in love, but because of a little misunderstanding due to Moses refuse to marry Sonija and told Sonija that their marriage will only burden his career, Sonija married to John Chiang instead to make Moses jealous. Steven and Tavia were also in loved, however Steven's family disapprove the marriage. Tavia married Moses instead when Tavia father passes the position as the tai cheong kuai to Moses. His eldest son in law which is in the position as yi cheong kuai (2nd man of the Ding Fung Sing) object the idea by saying that the position as tai cheong kuai cannot be pass to outsider. Hence Tavia in order to pacify others objection, decide to marry Moses and hence Moses is eligible to accept the position as tai cheong kuai.
Later on, Moses became more and more successful in the business of banking, John Chiang asked Moses to lead the banking business. At the same time, Moses is also seeking revenge for his family, and trying to find who was behind the whole scheme. As the story goes on, the family goes through many hardships and obstacles in life. It's about betrayal, and corruption in business and in the government around a world of good, innocent people.
The story also revolves around China's first banks and problems that they had to face.

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