The Drive of Life

*The Drive of Life*
The Drive of Life
	The Drive of Life Promotional Poster
Genre	Modern Drama
Written by	Au Koon Ying
Starring	Damian Lau; Michael Miu; Charmaine Sheh; Jessica Hsuan; Raymond Lam; Sheren Tang; Joe Ma
Opening theme	《歲月風雲》(The Blue Sky) by Hacken Lee & Steve Chou
Ending theme	《愛在記憶中找你》(Searching For You in Loving Memories) by Raymond Lam
Country of origin	Hong Kong & China
Original language	Cantonese & Mandarin
No. of episodes	60 (58 for CCTV version)
Production
Producer	Tommy Leung Ka Shu & Poon Ka Tak
Running time	approx. 42 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Television Broadcasts Limited & CCTV
Release	July 16,2007 –; October 5,2007

The Drive of Life (Chinese: 歲月風雲) is a TVB 60-episode Grand production, specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong back to Mainland China from Great Britain 1997-2007.^{[verification needed]} It is a joint production of Hong Kong's TVB and mainland's CCTV. 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 transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo, and Vancouver, Canada from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

(listed from major characters to minor characters)

Damian Lau as Wah Man-Hon(華文翰)
Liao Jing Sheng (Mainland) as Wah Man Hung (華文鴻)
Michael Miu as Wah Man Shek (華文碩)
Charmaine Sheh as Wing Sau Fung (榮秀風)
Jessica Hsuan as Wah Ching Yu (華清瑜)
Ng Wai Kwok as Ngai Tin Hang (危天行)
Raymond Lam as Wah Chan Bong(華振邦)
Myolie Wu as Fong Bing Yee (方秉怡)
Sheren Tang as Wong Siu Fun (汪紹芬)
Joe Ma as Ngai Wing Biu (危永標)
GiGi Wong as Hui Cham Yan (許湛恩)
Ron Ng as Sin Kai Keung/Ngai Kai Keung (冼介強)
Toby Leung as Wah Ching Lam (華清琳)
Feng Shao Feng (Mainland) as Wah Chan Man (華振民)
Chiu Ngor (Mainland) as Lee Sin Sin (李倩茜)
Chan Mei Kei as Wai Cheung Ping (衛長萍)
Benz Hui as Ngai Lin Tai
Mary Hon as Lo Ho Yuet
Power Chan as Wong Siu Leung (汪紹良)
Michael Wong Man Tak as Will a.k.a Wai Lun

Synopsis

Years of Upheaval

Lingering Love and Hate

A story about the integrated Chinese family of Glamour and Decadence

Wah Man-Hon ( Lau Chung Yan, Damian ), Wah Man-Hung (Liao Jing Sheng) and Wah Man-Shek (Miu Kiu Wai) were all born in mainland China. But as a result of the massive political upheaval and the profound misunderstanding among them, the three brothers have fallen out and now live apart in Hong Kong, Beijing and Canada respectively.

Hon’s business goes down the pan in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Turmoil. The only saving grace is that members of the Wah's from around the world, including Hon’s son Wah Chun-Bong ( Lam, Raymond ) and Hung’s son Wah Chun-Man (Feng Shao Feng), 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 limousine – 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.

Ratings

There were high expectations on The Drive of Life's performance, given its relatively large budget and its use of high-profile actors. It is widely regarded that the ratings were lower than original expectations. (For instance, it was outperformed by its 8:35pm lead-ins, "Fathers and Sons" and "Steps".)

Week 01 (Ep. 01-05): 31 points (Peaked at 34 points)
Week 02 (Ep. 06-10): 29 points (Peaking at 32 points)
Week 03 (Ep. 11-15): 30 points (Peaking at 33 points)
Week 04 (Ep. 16-20): 30 points (Peaking at 34 points)
Week 05 (Ep. 21-25): 30 points (Peaking at 33 points)
Week 06 (Ep. 26-30): 31 points
Week 07 (Ep. 31-35): 31 points
Week 08 (Ep. 36-40): 33 points (Peaking at 36 points)
Week 09 (Ep. 41-45): 29 points
Week 10 (Ep. 46-50): 29 points
Week 11 (Ep. 51-55): 29 points
Week 12 (Ep. 56-60): 33 points (Peaking at 39 points)

References

Astro On Demand's "The Drive Of Life" - Synopsis

External links

Best Selling Secrets 12 March - 16 January
Devil's Disciples 9 July - 3 August		Fathers and Sons 6 August - 8 September	Steps 10 September - October 5
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