The Drive of Life

The Drive of Life
歲月風雲

The Drive of Life Official Poster
Genre Modern Drama
(Grand Production)
Written by Au Koon-ying
Starring Damian Lau
Liao Jingsheng
Michael Miu
Joe Ma
Charmaine Sheh
Jessica Hsuan
Raymond Lam
Sheren Tang
Feng Shaofeng
Myolie Wu
Ron Ng
Toby Leung
Opening theme Sui Yuet Fung Wan (歲月風雲) performed by Hacken Lee and Chou Chuan-huing
Ending theme Troika (Russian Folk Song)
Country of origin Hong Kong
China
Original language(s) Cantonese
Mandarin
No. of episodes 60 (TVB)
58 (CCTV)
Production
Producer(s) Tommy Leung
Poon Ka Tak
Running time 45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network TVB
CCTV
Original release 16 July 2007 – 5 October 2007
External links
Website

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.

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,[1] as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe".[1] 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.[2]

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.

Cast

Main cast

Wah family

CastRoleDescription
Damian Lau Wah Man-hon
華文翰 		Age 52 to 65
Wah Ching-yu and Wah Chun-bong's father.
Hui Chaam-yan's husband.
Wah Man-hung and Wah Man-sek's elder brother.
Gigi Wong Hui Chaam-yan
許湛恩 		Age 47 to 60
Wah Ching-yu and Wah Chun-bong's mother.Wah Man-hon's wife
Jessica Hsuan Wah Ching-yu
華清瑜 		Wah Man-hon and Hui Chaam-yan's daughter
Ngai Wing-biu's girlfriend later wife
Wah Chun-bong's elder sister
Raymond Lam Wah Chun-bong
華振邦 		Age 27 to 40
Wah Man-hon and Hui Chaam-yan's son
Fong Bing-yi's ex-boyfriend.
Wing Sau-fung's boyfriend later husband
Wah Ching-yu's younger brother
Liao Jingsheng Wah Man-hung
華文鴻 		Age 48 to 60
Feng Shaofeng Wah Chun-man
華振民 		Age 24 to 37 Fong Bin-yi's husband
Michael Miu Wah Man-sek
華文碩 		Age 42 to 55
Sheren Tang Wang Siu-fun
汪紹芬 		Age 38 to 51
Toby Leung Wah Ching-lam
華清琳 		Age 18 to 31
Lau Kong Wang Ching-kwok
汪政國 		Age 65
Power Chan Wang Siu-leung
汪紹良 		Age 34 to 47
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wang Ching-kwok
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hui Chaam-yan
 
 
 
 
 
Wah Man-hon
 
 
Wah Man-hung
 
 
Wah Man-shek
 
 
 
Wang Siu-fun
 
 
Wang Siu-leung
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wah Ching-yue
 
Wah Chun-bong
 
 
 
 
Wah Chun-man
 
 
 
 
 
Wah Ching-lam
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ng family

CastRoleDescription
Benz Hui Ngai Ling-tai
危令泰
Mary Hon Lo Ho-yuet
盧皓月
Joe Ma Ngai Wing-biu
危永標 		Age 27 to 40
Ron Ng Ngai Gai-keung
危介強 		Age 20 to 33
Lawrence Ng Wai-kwok Ngai Tin-hang
危天行 		Age 44 to 54
Ngai Tin-hang
 
 
Ngai Ling-tai
 
 
 
 
 
Lo Ho-yuet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ngai Gai-keung
 
Ngai Wing-biu
 
 
 
 
 

Wing family

CastRoleDescription
Wong Chik-sam Wing Sau-fung's father
Maggie Chan Wai Cheung-ping
衞長萍 		Age 47 to 53
Charmaine Sheh Wing Sau-fung
榮秀風 		Age 26 to 39
Wing Sau-fung's father
 
 
 
Wai Cheung-ping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wing Sau-fung
 
 
 

Fong family

CastRoleDescription
Lai Suen Ching Tai-tie
錢帶娣
Lee Kwok-lun Fong Yiu-chong
方耀忠
Myolie Wu Fong Bing-yi
方秉怡 		Age 24 to 37
Jeffrey Wong
Ching Tai-tie
 
 
 
 
 
Fong Yiu-chong
 
 
 
 
 
Fong Bing-yi

Other cast

Wah Git Automobile Corporation (Hua-Zhe)

Kwok Wai Steel Corporation

Sirius International Investment Corporation

Bedding & Pillow Company

Canada & associates

Others

Theme song

The Sky is Blue (天這樣藍)

Viewership ratings

Week Episode Average Points Peaking Points References
1
 July 16–20, 2007 1 — 5
31
33
 [3]
2
 July 23–27, 2007 6 — 10
29
32
 [4]
3
 July 30 - August 3, 2007 11 — 15
30
33
 [5]
4
 August 6–10, 2007 16 — 20
30
33
 [6]
5
 August 13–17, 2007 21 — 25
30
33
 [7]
6
 August 20–24, 2007 26 — 30
31
34
 [8]
7
 August 27–31, 2007 31 — 35
31
33
 [9]
8
 September 3–7, 2007 36 — 40
33
36
 [10]
9
 September 10–14, 2007 41 — 45
29
30
 [11]
10
 September 17–21, 2007 46 — 50
29
30
 [12]
11
 September 24–28, 2007 51 — 55
33
36
 [13]
12
 October 1–5, 2007 56 — 60
33
39
 [14]

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)

References

External links

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