The Drive of Life

The Drive of Life (2007)

Details[edit]

Title: 歲月風雲 / 岁月风云
Cantonese/Mandarin title: Sui Yuet Fung Wan / Sui Yue Feng Yun
English title: The Drive of Life
Also known as: The Legendary Era / The Changing Times
Genre: Modern, history, family
Episodes: 60
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-16 to 2007-Oct-05
Air time: Monday to Friday 21:30 to 22:30
Broadcast network: TVB (HK) / CCTV (Mainland China)
Theme song: The Sky This Blue (天這樣藍) by Hacken Lee and Steve Chou
Insert song: Finding You in Loving Memory (愛在記憶中找你) by Raymond Lam

Synopsis[edit]

Created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, this drama revolves around the history between these two places. It will be focused around China's growing automobile industry, a major car manufacturing company, and the family who manages it.

Cast[edit]

Relationship chart

Wah Family

Damian Lau as Wah Man Hang 華文翰
Raymond Lam as Wah Zhen Pong 華振邦
Jessica Hsuan as Wah Ching Yuk 華清瑜
Liao Jing Sheng as Wah Man Hung 華文鴻 / Hua Wen Hong 华文鸿
- Oscar Chan as young Wah Man Hung
Feng Shao Feng as Wah Zhen Man 華振民 / Hua Zhen Min 华振民
Toby Leung as Wah Ching Ling 華清琳
Gigi Wong as Hui Zhan Yan 許湛恩

Wong Family

Sheren Tang as Wong Siu Fan 汪紹芬
Michael Miu as Wah Man Shek 華文碩
Power Chan as Wong Siu Leong 汪紹良
Lau Kong as Wong Cheng Kwok 汪政國

Ngai Family

Joe Ma as Ngai Wing Piew 危永標
Mary Hon as Lu Ho Yuet 盧皓月
Benz Hui as Ngai Ling Tai 危令泰
Ron Ng as Sin Gai Keung 冼介強／危介強
Lawrence Ng as Ngai Tin Hang 危天行

Wing Family

Charmaine Sheh as Wing Sau Fung 榮秀風
Maggie Chan as Wai Cheung Ping 衞長萍
Wong Chek Lam as Wai Kiu Sung 榮喬生

Fong Family

Myolie Wu as Fong Bing Yee 方秉怡
Lee Kwok Lun as Fong Yiu Jung 方耀忠
Lai Suen as Chin Dai Dai 錢帶娣
Jeffrey Wong as Bing Yee's nephew
Max Ho as Chung 聰

Wah Git Automobile Corporation

Jason Chan as Chai Hoi 姜海
Bruce Li as Po Gam 蒲錦
Henry Lo as Jung Dung 曾董
Felix Lok as Cahn Jen Cheung 陳俊昌
Ellesmere Choi as Ng Zhi Ming 吳志明
Reyan Yan as So San 蘇珊
Ng Wai Shan as Ka Ling 家玲
Anita Kwan as Siu Man 小曼
Jerry Koo as Lo Hon 盧漢
Anita Kwan as Siu Man 小曼
Adam Ip as employee
Martin Tong as employee
Jason Lam as employee
Steven Ho as employee
Candy Cheung as employee
Pauline Chow as employee
Jim Tang as employee
Wong Wai Tak as Mathew (designer)
Gregory Charles Rivers as Research & development group leader
Tsang Wai Wan as Researcher
Wong Ka Yi as secretary
Wilson Tsui

Kwok Wai Steel Corporation

Sirius International Investment Corporation

Rocky Cheng as Rocky 駱奇
Rachel Kan as Ngai Tin Hang's secretary

Bedding & Pillow Company

So Yun Chi as Mrs Cheung
Law Ho Kai as Mr Go

Canada & Associates

Ko Jun Man as as Canadian Lawyer - Mr Kwan
Lee Gong Lung as Canadian Lawyer - Mr Chan
Billy Lam as Detective
Lee Cheung Dou as Yuen Yiu Wai
Chan On Ying as Mrs Yuen
Joseph Yeung as psychologist

Others

Michael Wong as Wai Lun 韋倫
Zhao Ke as Lee Seen Sin / Li Qian Qian 李倩茜
Angela Tong as Chi Chi 芝芝
Leanne Li as Bo Wai 寶慧
Deno Cheung as Lam Leung 林量
Matthew Ko
Vivien Yeo as Carman
Annie Chung as car fan
Yeung Ying Wai as Peter
Lee Sing Cheung as Bank Executive
Cheng Ka Sang as Tai Tung Tat Garage worker
Patrick Dunn as Lee Kai Fat 李啟發
Ha Ping as Wah family's great aunty (ep22)
Yu Tze Ming as Wong Cheung 黃祥 (Sin Gai Keung adopted father)
Lau Tin Lung as reporter
Meini Cheung as Kong Man 江敏
Leung Kin Ping as Mr Ma (ep32)
Chin Ka Lok as Chan Ka Lok 陳嘉樂 (ep33-35)
Jo Jo as Cho Hung 曹紅 (ep35)
Tammy Ho
Siu Cheuk Hiu as Mr Cheung 張先生
Lee Tsi Kei as 木川
Ng Man Sang as interpreter
Winnie Shum as 私房菜老闆女
Jacky Yeung
Chan Yu Hei
Ho Jun Hin as stock broker
Kwok Fung as Sung Hok Li 宋學禮
Lee Fung
Law Kwan Chor
Candy Cheung
Peter Pang as Jockey club staff
Lee Kai Kit as doctor
Wong Kei Sen as a signature specialist
Helena Wong
Cindy Lee

Production Credits[edit]

Original writing: Ou Guan Ying
Producer: Tommy Leung, Poon Ka Tak

Viewership Ratings[edit]

Ratings are based on TVB Jade and do not include High Definition Jade

Week	Episodes	Date	Average	Peak
1	01-05	2007-Jul-16 - 2007-Jul-20	31	33
2	06-10	2007-Jul-23 - 2007-Jul-27	29	32
3	11-15	2007-Jul-30 - 2007-Aug-03	30	33
4	16-20	2007-Aug-06 - 2007-Aug-10	30	33
5	21-25	2007-Aug-13 - 2007-Aug-17	30	33
6	26-30	2007-Aug-20 - 2007-Aug-24	31	34
7	31-35	2007-Aug-27 - 2007-Aug-31	31	33
8	36-40	2007-Sep-03 - 2007-Sep-07	33	36
9	41-45	2007-Sep-10 - 2007-Sep-14	29	30
10	46-50	2007-Sep-17 - 2007-Sep-21	29	30
11	51-55	2007-Sep-24 - 2007-Sep-28	29	30
12	56-60	2007-Oct-01 - 2007-Oct-05	33	39

Notes[edit]

Production period: 2006-Oct to 2007-May

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