Measure of Man
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Measure of Man (大男人, 小男人) is a Singapore Chinese Language drama, which ended its run on 8 September 2006 at Mediacorp TV Channel 8, 9pm.
It is exactly the opposite of another show, Beautiful Trio (大女人,小女人), also produced by Mediacorp. While Beautiful Trio talks about the problems that Singaporean women face, Measure of Man is the opposite, where the show talks about the problems men face. In Beautiful Trio, the 3 Mediacorp Actresses are the main leads, and in this show, 3 Mediacorp actors are the main leads. They are: Huang Wenyong, Ben Yeo and Zhang Yaodong. The 2 shows have the same director and executive produer. This show has a total of 25 episodes and it has also been rated as having the highest viewership drama rate for year 2006. Veteran actor and actress Huang Wenyong and Aileen Tan are seen as potential Star Awards Best Actor and Best Actress nominees in the upcoming Star Awards because of their excellent acting that the audience enjoyed.
The cast had received some good remarks and some critics for their acting. Aileen Tan, Huang Wenyong and Li Yinzhu (Cai Lianwei's sister-in-law) had received good remarks as they brought out the character very well, especially Aileen, who acted as a fierce woman, always scolding her husband. On the other hand, new actors and actresses who had just joined Mediacorp for less than 2 years such as Ben and Ezann were at the receiving end of critics for their lousy acting, and were not to the favour of the audience.
Cast:
- Huang Wenyong as Cai Lianwei, 43 years old
- Ben Yeo as Cai Shengen Root, 22 years old
- Zhang Yaodong as Norman, 30 years old
- Aileen Tan as Patricia (Cai Lianwei's wife), 40 years old
- Lynn Poh as Melissa (Root's sister and Norman's lover), 29 years old
- Ezann Lee as Kate (Root's wife), 22 years old
- Constance Song as Hazel (Cai Lianwei's lover), 30 years old
[edit] Story
Despite having a bright five-year old son and a successful position at a bank, Lian Wei is hardly the man he once aspired to be.
Already, Lian Wei's relationship with his wife, Patricia, is breaking down due to the recent spade of major setbacks.
At work, Lian Wei is caught up with the problems of his close confidant and colleague, Norman, who is forced to choose between forsaking his carefree ways and committing to Melissa, his present love interest.
Still serving National Service, Lian Wei's nephew, Shen Gen, is already married to his girlfriend, Kate, because of an unexpected pregnancy.
Meanwhile, Patricia is constantly lashing out on Lian Wei for taking full responsibility of caring for his parents' expenses.
Amidst a failing marriage and the eventual loss of his job, Lian Wei finds solace and comfort with his ex-colleague, Hazel. Soon, an affair develops and Lian Wei's marriage took a turn for the worse when Patricia files for divorce.
