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Written by Au Koon-ying Original language(s) CantoneseMandarin First episode date 16 July 2007 Genre Drama | 5.9/10 IMDb Country of origin Hong KongChina No. of episodes 60 (TVB)58 (CCTV) Final episode date 5 October 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Damian LauLiao JingshengMichael MiuJoe MaCharmaine ShehJessica HsuanRaymond LamSheren TangFeng ShaofengMyolie WuRon NgToby Leung Ending theme Troika (Russian Folk Song) Cast Similar Time Before Time, Off Pedder, War and Beauty, Lives of Omission, Love Around | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The drive of life
The Drive of Life (traditional Chinese: 歲月風雲; simplified Chinese: 岁月风云; pinyin: Suìyuè Fēngyún) is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.
Contents
- The drive of life
- The drive of life cast behind the scene
- Synopsis
- Main cast
- Wah Git Automobile Corporation Hua Zhe
- Kwok Wai Steel Corporation
- Sirius International Investment Corporation
- Bedding Pillow Company
- Canada associates
- Others
- Theme song
- Awards and nominations
- References
The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile, as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe". This film ties with TVB drama "War and Beauty" for the record of having the most "TVB Best Actress" winners, where Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang and Myolie Wu won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 1999, 2006/2014, 2009/2010, and 2011.
Astro On Demand, Astro's video on demand service, starts with the series premiere.
The drive of life cast behind the scene
Synopsis
Wah Man-hon, Wah Man-hung and Wah Man-shek were all born in Beijing. As a result of the massive political upheaval and the profound misunderstanding among them, the three brothers have fallen out and now live separately in Hong Kong, Beijing and Vancouver respectively.
Man-hon's business goes down the pan in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis. The only saving grace is that members of the Wah family from around the world, including Man-hon's son Wah Chun-bong and Hung's son Wah Chun-man, can finally put their prejudice aside and become reconciled with one another. To realize the century-old dream of the family, they decide to work together to develop the local automobile industry.
After ten years of struggle, the Wahs have established its own brand of automobile – a brand the whole Chinese nation is proud of. They make a significant and ongoing contribution to China's automobile industry for they believe that only cars of our own will take us to a better future.
Main cast
Wah family
Ng family
Wing family
Fong family
Wah Git Automobile Corporation (Hua-Zhe)
Kwok Wai Steel Corporation
Sirius International Investment Corporation
Bedding & Pillow Company
Canada & associates
Others
Theme song
Awards and nominations
40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)