Beautiful Connection

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Beautiful Connection 九层糕 is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more.

Hong Kong veteran actress Zhu Mimi, Xie Shaoguang, Huang Biren, Aileen Tan, Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Huang Shinan, Tan Kheng Hua, Bukoh Mary, Allan Wu and Joanne Peh starred in the show.

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Beautiful Connection begins with the lives of a single-parent family, headed by a domineering and unreasonable mother (Zhu Mimi). The three daughters characters are very different as a result of their mother's, Fatty Zhen, upbringing.

Spoilt by Fatty Zhen, the youngest daughter, Ke Ke (Jeanette Aw), is well-educated but arrogant. On the other hand, Ke Lian (Huang Biren) and Ke Li (Aileen Tan) happiness have been short-changed to create more opportunities for their youngest sister.

Despite this, both Ke Lian and Ke Li are able to adapt better to society, unlike Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke, whose attitude puts people off. Ke Lian eventually finds true love with Lion King (Xie Shaoguang), while Ke Li finds happiness in with her own family and career. It is only in the face of an economic crisis an a stroke that Fatty Zhen had, did the arrogant Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke realise and learn about humility and the importance of maintaining good human relationships.

While Beautiful Connection also reflects on the harsh realities and pressures of working life, it also shows that there will always be hope and warmth even during a depressing time such as an economic crisis.