The Gem of Life
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- Title: 珠光寶氣 / 珠光宝气
- Cantonese/Mandarin title: Jyu Gwong Bou Hei / Zhu Guang Bao Qi
- English title: The Gem of Life
- Also known as: Jewel's Splendor
- Genre: Modern epic drama
- Episodes: 82
- Broadcast network: TVB
- Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-20 to 2009-Feb-13
- Air time: Monday to Friday 21:30-22:30
- Opening theme song: Diamond Jubilee (鑽禧) by Shirley Kwan (關淑怡)
- Insert songs: Cruelty has Love (無情有愛) by Linda Chung
- The Two Words of Love (相戀兩個字) by Bowie Lam and Gigi Lai
- What I am Waiting For (我還在等甚麼) by Moses Chan
Synopsis
You may wish to be a famous socialite. You may wish to have fame and fortune. But is that really what you will wish for at the end?
In PAK SIU-YAU (Louise Lee See Kei)'s eyes, her three daughters are just as perfect as diamonds. She believes that the greatest blessing for a woman is to marry a wealthy man. To guarantee a better life for her daughters, she has started training the girls since they were young, hoping that they will marry into the richest families when they mature.
YAU's first daughter HONG NGA-YIN (Maggie Shiu) does not agree with her on her values. Yet when she sees that the man YIN is going out with is KO CHEUNG-SING (Bowie Lam), who is very well-off, she decides to let YIN go with her choice. YAU's second daughter HONG NGA-TUNG (Gigi Lai) is hopelessly romantic but does not seem to have much luck with men. To make it up to her, YAU seeks to match her up with HO CHIT-NAM (Moses Chan), the son of Hong Kong's most powerful business tycoon HO FUNG (Ngok Wah). Being the youngest in the family, HONG NGA-SZ (Ada Choi) is well aware of YAU's concerns. Having recovered from divorce, SZ now decides to pin all her hopes on FUNG.
YAU's persistence pays off and her daughters have all found a wealthy husband. But money does not really bring them happiness and the sisters are gradually losing themselves in vanity.
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Cast
Hong Family
- Louise Lee as Bak Siu You 白筱柔
- John Chiang as Hong Ching Yeung 康青楊
- Maggie Siu as Hong Nga Yeen 康雅言 (Sylvia)
- Gigi Lai as Hong Nga Tong 康雅瞳 (Constance)
- Ada Choi as Hong Nga Si 康雅思 (Jessica)
- Lee Fung as Ying Che 英姐 (Hong family's housemaid)
Hoh Family
- Elliot Yue as Hoh Fung 賀峰 (Martin)
- Moses Chan as Hoh Zit Nam 賀哲男 (Terrance)
Ho Family
- Wong Hei as Ho Tai Wor 何泰禾
- Bosco Wong as Ho Tai Chun 何泰川 (William)
Sung Family
- Chan Hung Lit as Sung Sai Man 宋世萬 (Philip)
- Helen Ma as Sung Kwok Yuen Yi 宋郭婉儀 (Margaret) (Sai Man's first wife)
- Queenie Chu as Man Wai 文慧 (Mandy) (Sai Man's third wife)
- Linda Chung as Sung Tze Ling 宋子淩 (Elise) (Sai Man's granddaughter)
- Henry Yue as Sung Sai Kei 宋世基
- Ching Hor Wai as Ching Suk Jing 程淑貞 (Amanda)
- Cindy Lee as Sung Pui Ka 宋佩嘉 (Kate)
Ko Family
Extended Cast & Guests
- Kenny Wong as You Yut Dong 游日東 (Sunny)
- Eddie Kwan as Chan Kai Fat 陳啓發 (Derek)
- Rebecca Chan as Yu Wai Ting 虞葦庭 (Melissa)
- Lau Dan as Sun Wai Dut 孫懷德
- Andy Dai as Yiu Siu Ming 姚紹銘 (Ringo)
- Florence Kwok as Sum Chi Ching 沈之澄 (Catherine)
- Casper Chan as Kwan Jing 關靜
- Catherine Chau as Joey
- Josephine Shum as So Man 蘇敏 (Man Man)
- Maria Chan as Sharon
- Yu Tze Ming as Paco
- Matt Yeung as Oscar
- Sin Ho Ying as Au Yeung 歐陽 (boxing instructor)
- Patrick Dunn as Yip Fu Tim 葉富添 (Nga Yeen's husband; guest)
- Rocky Cheng as Fan Lai Kei 范禮奇 (Frankie) (Nga Tong's husband; guest, ep01)
- Ram Tseung as as Yeung Chi Kau 楊志球 (Patrick) (Nga Si's husband; guest)
- Iris Wong as Mrs. Chan 陳太 (Ester)
- Kitty Lau as Mrs. Lee 李太
- Fanny Yip as Monica (guest, ep01)
- Angelina Lo as Mrs. Ho 何太 (cameo, ep02)
- Irene Wong as Batty (guest)
- Cilla Kung (cameo, ep17-18)
- Oscar Chan as a lawyer (cameo, ep19)
- Amy Ng as a customer (cameo, ep21)
- Carrie Lam as Stephy (a model)
- Johnny Ngan as Ng Kam Jai 吳監製
- Anita Kwan as Fion
Production Credits
- Producer: Chik Kei Yee (戚其義)
- Editors: Chow Yuk Ming, Bao Wai Chong, Leung Mun Wah
Viewership Ratings
The following ratings are only based on TVB Jade and does not apply to High Definition Jade.
| Week | Episode | Date | Average | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01-02 | 2008-Oct-20 | 32 | 37 |
| 1 | 03-05 | 2008-Oct-21 - 2008-Oct-23 | 31 | 36 |
| 2 | 06-10 | 2008-Oct-27 - 2008-Oct-31 | 28 | 30 |
| 3 | 11-15 | 2008-Nov-03 - 2008-Nov-07 | 29 | 30 |
| 4 | 16-20 | 2008-Nov-10 - 2008-Nov-14 | 29 | - |
| 5 | 21-24 | 2008-Nov-17 - 2008-Nov-21 | 29 | 30 |
| 6 | 25-29 | 2008-Nov-24 - 2008-Nov-28 | 28 | - |
| 7 | 30-33 | 2008-Dec-01 - 2008-Dec-05 | 28 | - |
| 8 | 34-38 | 2008-Dec-08 - 2008-Dec-12 | 28 | 31 |
| 9 | 39-43 | 2008-Dec-15 - 2008-Dec-19 | 25 | - |
| 10 | 44-48 | 2008-Dec-22 - 2008-Dec-26 | 25 | - |
| 11 | 49-53 | 2008-Dec-29 - 2009-Jan-02 | 28 | 30 |
| 12 | 54-58 | 2009-Jan-05 - 2009-Jan-09 | 27 | 28 |
| 13 | 59-63 | 2009-Jan-12 - 2009-Jan-16 | 27 | - |
| 14 | 64-69 | 2009-Jan-19 - 2009-Jan-23 | 27 | - |
| 15 | 70-72 | 2009-Jan-28 - 2009-Jan-30 | 25 | 27 |
| 16 | 73-77 | 2009-Feb-02 - 2009-Feb-06 | 30 | 33 |
| 17 | 78-82 | 2009-Feb-09 - 2009-Feb-13 | 29 | 35 |
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