A Road and a Will
A Road and a Will is a 1997 Hong Kong modern serial drama produced by TVB and starring Lawrence Cheng, Wayne Lai, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee and Cutie Mui. The series was broadcasted on TVB Jade from 26 May to 20 June 1997 and was re-aired several times in June 1999, March 2004 and August 2007.
Plot
A drama depicting the struggle of Sam (Lawrence Cheng), a senior executive in Hong Kong who has been laid off unexpectedly, in starting a business in Guangzhou. Sam was torn apart when his wife, Chi (Claudia Lau) prompted him with a divorce after he lost his job. Distressed, he decided to go to Guangzhou for a new start and retracts his ancestral house. There, he lands in a dispute with a local merchant called Ngai (Wayne Lai). Fortunately, with the help of Chi's cousin, Fung (Maggie Cheung), Sam and Ngai finally come to terms with each other.
The story then goes on to portray the change of attitude of Sam towards the people in Guangzhou from prejudice to appreciation and harmony.
Cast
The Yue family (Hong Kong)
- Lawrence Cheng as Sam Yue Wing Tit (余穎鐵), The second son of the Yue family, who is a toy designer that has designed many action figures and games. Due his lack of the heart to fight, his boss fired him saying that he is not working hard enough. He then goes to Guangzhou, China, where he is not fond of, with the identity of a Hong Kong businessman of make-up products, and marries Chow Mo Chi in back in Hong Kong. Later in China, he develops a relationship with Chai Ho Fung, but later things changed when marriage was being discussed.
- Claudia Lau as Chow Mo Chi (周慕慈), Sam Yue's wife who is a smart and profession type woman. Due to Sam going to Guangzhou to develop his career, they divorced. The relationship then goes on and off but finally reconciled in the end.
- Carlo Ng as Yue Wing Sek (余穎錫), Sam Yue's youngest brother who is greatly loved by his father Yue Yung. He studies at the Guangzhou Keinan College. During the peak of his education, his friend invited him to go into business and thus he abandoned hi education.
- Josie Ho as Yue Wing Kam (余穎金), Sam Yue's younger sister
- Ching Siu Lung as Yue Wing Kong (余穎鋼), Sam Yue's older brother
- Cho Chung as Ying Hung (映紅), Yue Wing Kong's wife who has knowledge of make-up products and once helped Sam on his business.
- Tse Man Hin as Yu Tung (余銅), Yue Wing Kong and Ying Hung's son
The Ng family (China)
- Wayne Lai as Ng Kin Ngai (吳堅毅), a flower land merchant from Chan Village, Shunde and speaks with a strong Shundeness accent. Due to his village leader collecting his land, he moved to Guangzhou and met Sam Yue. Had a dispute with Sam when he rented Sam's ancestral home for operating business. Due to the failure of the China stock market, he and Sam became friends and they both operate a business of flower and plants. He has unsuccessfully tried to pursue Yue Wing Kam and his cousin Chai Ho Fung.
- Cutie Mui as Wong Fung (王凰), Ngai's childhood friend who is a kind village girl who is rigid in love. She loves Ngai but due to her personality, she was always reprimanded by Ngai. She and Ngai marries in the end.
- Gordon Liu as Wong Ling Fu (王令富), Wong Fung's father who wears black framed glasses and likes to sing songs about the Cultural Revolution and saying the slogan.
The Chai family (China)
The Chai family and Ng family are relatives.
- Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as Chai Ho Fung (柴可風), who has a standard look and works in the bank and is Guangzhou's new generation of female. She helped his cousin in-law Sam gain back his ancestral home and thus knew him. She and Sam develop and relationship and was almost in talks of marriage but she believes she is the third party in Sam and Chi's marriage and thus she left.
- Hou Guanqun as Chai Cheng Kong (柴井崗), Chai Ho Fung's father
- Wallis Pang as Chai Ho Kwai (柴可貴), Chai Ho Fung's younger sister
P&D Toy Company
- Ben Wong as Gordon, Sam Yue's superior
- Bruce Li as Ben, Sam's colleague
- Siu Chuen Yung as Chicken, Sam's colleague
Other cast
- Hoyan Mok as Amigo, Chow Mo Chi's good friend.
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