The Gem of Life
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
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Ep 1Episode 1
Famous artiste manager HONG NGA YIN successfully helps her artiste SO MAN to get the ticket for a mega fashion show in town. However, the rich woman HONG NGA SZ tries hard to prevent MAN from entering the venue because the media has reported that her husband YEUNG CHI KAU is having a secret affair with MAN. HONG CHING YEUNG is caught in a traffic jam on his way home and he realizes that his wife PAK SIU YAU’s car is slightly damaged in a car accident. YEUNG learns one of the three diamond brooches he cast for his daughters is sold and he suspects that his second daughter NGA TUNG is in trouble. TUNG broke up with the family, ran away and got married with her lover LAI KEI in Canada three years ago. She has returned to Hong Kong recently trying to seek help from her sister SZ. SZ tells her mother that she has lent 1 million dollars to TUNG but YAU points out that SZ has done this for her own benefits.… ...
Ep 2Episode 2
After a body check, the doctor wants YAU to carry out a rectum check and YAU agrees. After separating with KEI, TUNG stays in YIN’s home. YIN encourages TUNG to work with her. SZ learns from the magazine that TUNG is the new lover of KAU. She is enraged and she scolds TUNG in front of the reporters. KAU reveals to SZ that his company is in deep trouble and SZ is very worried. YAU agrees to join a charity party. YEUNG has bought back the diamond brooch of TUNG and YAU asks YIN to give it back to TUNG. YAU thanks YIN for helping to eliminate the reports of the fight between SZ and TUNG. However, she accidentally discovers that YIN acts intimately with the actor OSCAR. YIN’s husband TIM is a pilot. TIM returns from a trip but he treats YIN coldly. During the charity party, YAU meets up with OSCAR privately for she suspects that YIN has committed adultery with him. TIM runs into them accidentally.
Ep 3Episode 3
YIN learns from TIM that YAU has met OSCAR privately. She blames YAU for misunderstanding her and YAU is shocked. The staff CHEONG has disappeared when delivering diamonds. WO suspects that CHEONG has stolen the diamonds but YEUNG believes in him. YEUNG always feels that his boss WAI TAK is against him. He fights with TAK on behalf of CHEONG and he eventually resigns. YAU attends her good friend Mrs HO’s funeral. The tycoon HO CHIT NAM comes with a group of people to fight with Mrs HO’s son. KAU wants to meet NAM desperately and he tries to send NAM a new licence plate number that costs 1 million dollars. However, NAM’s personal assistant SHIU MING rejects his gift. In order to please his girlfriend, NAM cancels his yachting plan and flies to Shanghai for dinner… While practicing yachting, NAM meets his rival KO CHEUNG SING. SING challenges NAM to a contest.
Ep 4Episode 4
YAU YAT TUNG, yacht expert who manages NAM’s yacht, meets SING accidentally after having dinner with some chef friends. SING used to learn cooking in the same chef school with TUNG and SING asks TUNG to help him. NAM tries to stop TUNG from working for SING but he fails. YEUNG learns that somebody wants to sell a jewellery shop. He is very interested but he doesn’t have enough money. KAU is willing to purchase the shop with YEUNG. TIM tries to date YIN but YIN rejects him for she has a business appointment with SING. YIN accidentally falls into the swimming pool because of SING. TIM suddenly arrives at the scene. He is deeply disappointed and embarrassed to find YIN in a totally unsatisfactory manner. TIM proposes a separation with YIN and YIN is deeply shocked. YIN blames the drunk SING for ruining her marriage and she hits him angrily with her high heel shoes.… ...
Episode 5
YEUNG learns from TAK that the jewellery shop they wanted to purchase has been taken over already. YAU finds that YEUNG is worrying about something. While trying to question him, YAU suddenly collapses because of serious stomachache. TUNG finds that SZ is still shopping in luxurious shops and she blames her for telling lies in front of their father but SZ humiliates her in return. NAM and his girlfriend witness the scene coincidentally. NAM buys an expensive dress for TUNG. YIN deliberately flies to Qingtao for signing a contract with SING. SING is joining a yachting contest there and he plays tricks on YIN again. YIN has no choice but to stay there and waits for SING. NAM is joining the same contest as well in Qingtao. He finally agrees to meet up with KAU and SZ but he agrees to invest on their company only if they sell their company’s shares to him.… ...
Ep 6Episode 6
KAU has disappeared. SZ tries to borrow money from her rich housewives friends for renting a helicopter to search for KAU above the sea. However, all the rich housewives refuse to help her and they try to keep a distance from her. SING challenges NAM at the restaurant and NAM agrees to invest in KAU’s company if he loses the contest. NAM meets SZ by accident and he tries to console her. TUNG discovers that NAM is the one who bought a dress to her but he is also the one who is trying to buy KAU’s company shares. She is deeply surprised and she scolds NAM for being hypocritical. YAU learns that her body check result is ready but she delays her fight back home in order to help her daughter. During the contest, SING tries to play tricks again in order to win… YAU asks SZ’s friend to bring them into the venue of a fund-raising event so that she could ask FUNG for help. However, FUNG is meeting with the tycoon SUNG SAI MAN during the time.… ...
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