The Chow family is a very prominent and probably the richest family at Guang Zhou running a shipping business. The family is headed by Ming Hin, the voice of reason and the voice of authority of the family. He is assisted by his obedient little sister Ming Foong, I think his cousin, a timid man called Ming Fai and his first love who is also the family's servant since the age of 8, Yuk Hing. Ming Hin's parents who are both very traditional, and his business is often disrupted by his very selfish and greedy uncle, Chow Cheong and Lam Dong, his grand uncle based on Sehseh's cast list. At the meantime, he has only one child, a son of 22 years of age named Tin Chi who is not interested in working hard and plays hard all day and all night. His wife, Tak Yung has never been much of a mother to his son and never much an understanding wife who is very jealous of Yuk Hing's closeness to Ming Hin. Tak Yung has a brother named Tak Sum who is a close relative until one unfortunate incident which started the several near downfall of the Chow family business.
The first half of this series concentrates on Ming Hin, Yuk Hing, Dak Yung, Dak Sum and the many times the business almost went bust if not for Ming Hin's quick thinking. It also shows the false closeness of the family and the destructive force of Chow Cheong and his goons of misfits. It also shows the blossoming love between Tin Chi and poor girl Seung Hei after several run ins and Seung Hei's unlucky in love with a cheat named Kai Tong.
The second half concentrates more on the downfall of the Chow business as well as the deterioration of the relationship between Tin Chi and Seung Hei and his friendship with Bik Kei ans Seung Hei's relationship with Kwok Pong. At this juncture, it also shows more on Yuk Hing's struggles within the family business, the interference of her own brother Man Seng, the return of Tak Sum, the deceit of Kai Tong towards Ming Foong and the marriage and return of Seung Hei as well as Tin Chi rebuilding the family business.
That's it actually. |