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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
| − | *'''Title:''' 碧血鹽梟 | + | *'''Title:''' 碧血鹽梟 / 碧血盐枭 |
*'''Cantonese / Mandarin title:''' Bik Huet Yim Hiu / Bi Xue Yan Xiao | *'''Cantonese / Mandarin title:''' Bik Huet Yim Hiu / Bi Xue Yan Xiao | ||
*'''English title:''' Sweetness in the Salt | *'''English title:''' Sweetness in the Salt | ||
| − | *'''Also known as:''' 勝雪鹽棧 / Salt Traders | + | *'''Also known as:''' 勝雪鹽棧 (胜雪盐栈) / Salt Traders |
*'''Genre:''' Ancient drama | *'''Genre:''' Ancient drama | ||
*'''Episodes:''' 25 | *'''Episodes:''' 25 | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
| − | + | NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Tavia), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on. | |
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| + | HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her. | ||
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| + | ==User/Viewer Ratings== | ||
| + | <vote type=1/> | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
===Dau Family=== | ===Dau Family=== | ||
| + | *'''[[Tavia Yeung]] as Dau Sing Suet 竇勝雪''' | ||
*[[Jimmy Au]] as Dau Mang 竇猛 | *[[Jimmy Au]] as Dau Mang 竇猛 | ||
*[[Lily Li]] as Mrs. Dau 竇夫人 | *[[Lily Li]] as Mrs. Dau 竇夫人 | ||
*[[Lee Kwok Lun]] as Dau Hung 竇雄 | *[[Lee Kwok Lun]] as Dau Hung 竇雄 | ||
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| − | *[[Bond Chan]] | + | *[[Bond Chan]] as 鍾邦 |
===Nip Family=== | ===Nip Family=== | ||
| − | *[[Steven Ma]] as | + | *'''[[Steven Ma]] as Nip Ji Yun 聶致遠''' |
*[[Mary Hon]] as Nip Cheung Si 聶張氏 | *[[Mary Hon]] as Nip Cheung Si 聶張氏 | ||
===Wu Family=== | ===Wu Family=== | ||
| − | *[[Kwok Fung]] as | + | *'''[[Kwok Fung]] as Wu Kin 胡堅''' |
*[[Celine Ma]] as Wu Choi Dip 胡彩蝶 | *[[Celine Ma]] as Wu Choi Dip 胡彩蝶 | ||
| − | *[[Halina Tam]] as | + | *'''[[Halina Tam]] as Wu Ting Bik 胡亭碧''' |
| − | *[[Ram Tseung]] as | + | *'''[[Ram Tseung]] as Yiu Sau Ching 姚守正''' |
| − | *[[Raymond Wong]] as | + | *'''[[Raymond Wong]] as Wu Ting Hin 胡亭軒''' |
| − | *[[Pierre Ngo]] as | + | *'''[[Pierre Ngo]] as Wu Ting Fai 胡亭輝''' |
| − | *[[Meini Cheung]] | + | *[[Meini Cheung]] as Ying Yuet 映月 |
*[[Devily Leung]] as Siu Yun 小沅 | *[[Devily Leung]] as Siu Yun 小沅 | ||
*[[Casper Chan]] as Wu Ting Yin 胡亭嫣 | *[[Casper Chan]] as Wu Ting Yin 胡亭嫣 | ||
===Extended Cast=== | ===Extended Cast=== | ||
| − | *[[Joel Chan]] as | + | *'''[[Joel Chan]] as Choi Chi On 蔡子安''' |
| − | *[[Felix Lok]] as | + | *'''[[Felix Lok]] as To Ying Lung 屠應龍''' |
*[[Brian Wong]] as Hung Leung 孔良 | *[[Brian Wong]] as Hung Leung 孔良 | ||
*[[Chan Wing Kei]] as Chau Kwong 周廣 | *[[Chan Wing Kei]] as Chau Kwong 周廣 | ||
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*[[Kwok Tak Shun]] as Chu Wing Cheung 朱永祥 | *[[Kwok Tak Shun]] as Chu Wing Cheung 朱永祥 | ||
*[[Hoffman Cheng]] as Wong Kan 王勤 | *[[Hoffman Cheng]] as Wong Kan 王勤 | ||
| − | *[[Peter Pang]] | + | *[[Peter Pang]] as Lei Fat 李發 |
| − | *[[Raymond Tsang]] | + | *[[Raymond Tsang]] as Chui Fun 徐寬 |
*[[Yu Tze Ming]] as Lui King Hong 呂建康 | *[[Yu Tze Ming]] as Lui King Hong 呂建康 | ||
*[[Iris Wong]] as Luk Ng Neung 陸五娘 | *[[Iris Wong]] as Luk Ng Neung 陸五娘 | ||
*[[Pauline Chow]] as Mut Lei 茉莉 | *[[Pauline Chow]] as Mut Lei 茉莉 | ||
| − | *[[Ng Wai Shan]] | + | *[[Ng Wai Shan]] as Yuk Lo 玉露 |
| + | *[[Joey Mak]] (cameo) | ||
==Production Credits== | ==Production Credits== | ||
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| 2 || 06-10 || 2009-Jun-15 - 2009-Jun-19 || 27|| 31 | | 2 || 06-10 || 2009-Jun-15 - 2009-Jun-19 || 27|| 31 | ||
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| − | | 3 || 11-15 || 2009-Jun-22 - 2009-Jun-26 || | + | | 3 || 11-15 || 2009-Jun-22 - 2009-Jun-26 || 28 || |
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| − | | 4 || 16-20 || 2009-Jun-29 - 2009-Jul-03 || | + | | 4 || 16-20 || 2009-Jun-29 - 2009-Jul-03 || 28|| |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | 5 || 24-25 || 2009-Jul-06 - 2009-Jul-10 || | + | | 5 || 24-25 || 2009-Jul-06 - 2009-Jul-10 || 30|| |
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| colspan="5" | ''Above based on TVB Jade and High Definition Jade combined'' | | colspan="5" | ''Above based on TVB Jade and High Definition Jade combined'' | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 9 August 2019
Contents
Details
- Title: 碧血鹽梟 / 碧血盐枭
- Cantonese / Mandarin title: Bik Huet Yim Hiu / Bi Xue Yan Xiao
- English title: Sweetness in the Salt
- Also known as: 勝雪鹽棧 (胜雪盐栈) / Salt Traders
- Genre: Ancient drama
- Episodes: 25
- Broadcast network: TVB
- Broadcast period: 2009-Jun-08 to 2009-Jul-10
- Theme song: How to Say Love (愛怎麼說) by Steven Ma and Tavia Yeung
Synopsis
NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Tavia), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on.
HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her.
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
Dau Family
- Tavia Yeung as Dau Sing Suet 竇勝雪
- Jimmy Au as Dau Mang 竇猛
- Lily Li as Mrs. Dau 竇夫人
- Lee Kwok Lun as Dau Hung 竇雄
- Bond Chan as 鍾邦
Nip Family
Wu Family
- Kwok Fung as Wu Kin 胡堅
- Celine Ma as Wu Choi Dip 胡彩蝶
- Halina Tam as Wu Ting Bik 胡亭碧
- Ram Tseung as Yiu Sau Ching 姚守正
- Raymond Wong as Wu Ting Hin 胡亭軒
- Pierre Ngo as Wu Ting Fai 胡亭輝
- Meini Cheung as Ying Yuet 映月
- Devily Leung as Siu Yun 小沅
- Casper Chan as Wu Ting Yin 胡亭嫣
Extended Cast
- Joel Chan as Choi Chi On 蔡子安
- Felix Lok as To Ying Lung 屠應龍
- Brian Wong as Hung Leung 孔良
- Chan Wing Kei as Chau Kwong 周廣
- Wong Wai Tak as Wong Dung Ping 汪東平
- Kwok Tak Shun as Chu Wing Cheung 朱永祥
- Hoffman Cheng as Wong Kan 王勤
- Peter Pang as Lei Fat 李發
- Raymond Tsang as Chui Fun 徐寬
- Yu Tze Ming as Lui King Hong 呂建康
- Iris Wong as Luk Ng Neung 陸五娘
- Pauline Chow as Mut Lei 茉莉
- Ng Wai Shan as Yuk Lo 玉露
- Joey Mak (cameo)
Production Credits
- Producer: Lee Tim Sing
- Editors: Kwan Sung Ling (關頌玲) and Lau Chi Wa (劉枝華)
Viewership Ratings
| Week | Episodes | Date | Average | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01-05 | 2009-Jun-09 - 2009-Jun-12 | 27 | 30 |
| 2 | 06-10 | 2009-Jun-15 - 2009-Jun-19 | 27 | 31 |
| 3 | 11-15 | 2009-Jun-22 - 2009-Jun-26 | 28 | |
| 4 | 16-20 | 2009-Jun-29 - 2009-Jul-03 | 28 | |
| 5 | 24-25 | 2009-Jul-06 - 2009-Jul-10 | 30 | |
| Above based on TVB Jade and High Definition Jade combined | ||||
Notes
- Production year: December 2007
- This series was warehoused and was released overseas on 2009-Jan-05 to 2009-Feb-06.
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