A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch
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| Genre | Historical fiction, Science fiction, Comedy |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Wong Wai-keung (head writer), Mak Sai-lung, Leung Tse-yin, Yim Lai-wah, Man Yu-han, Ngai Hong-yee, Gu Hin-lung |
| Starring | Edwin Siu, Kristal Tin, Raymond Cho, Grace Wong, Matthew Ho, Rebecca Zhu, David Chiang, James Ng, Vicky Chan, Tsui Wing |
| Theme music composer | Damon Chui |
| Opening theme | "Praise for War" (戰勝吧) by Fred Cheng |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer | Marco Law |
| Production locations | Hong Kong, Foshan China |
| Editor | Wong Wai-keung |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 17 July – 27 August 2017 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 超時空男臣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 超时空男臣 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Time-Travelling Male Official" | ||||||||||
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A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch (Traditional Chinese: 超時空男臣; literally "Time-Travelling Male Official") is a 2017 Hong Kong television costume historical, science fiction comedy drama produced by Marco Law for TVB, starring Edwin Siu, Kristal Tin, Raymond Cho, Grace Wong and Matthew Ho as the main cast. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on July 17, 2017 airing Monday through Friday during its 8:30 to 9:30 pm timeslot and concluding August 27, 2017 with a total of 32 episodes.[1]
A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch is a historical fiction comedy about three Ming dynasty imperial officials who accidentally travel to modern day Mainland China by accident while searching for a missing princess. The character names of the three male leads are taken from actual historical Chinese figures Yuan Chonghuan, Zuo Guangdou and Wei Zhongxian, however the characters portrayed in the drama does not have any relations to the actual person and is portrayed fictionally.
Synopsis
General Yuan Chonghuan (Edwin Siu), Donglin Academy scholar Zuo Guangdou (Raymond Cho), and eunuch Li Junchong (Matthew Ho) are Ming Dynasty imperial officials that accidentally went through a time portal while escaping assassins during their mission of escorting the betrothal Crown Princess (Grace Wong). The three find themselves in modern day Foshan China at an ancient filming set which confuses them from reality and fiction. They also meet film production manager Sister Ha whom they mistake as a lazy court maid. After unable to pay a restaurant bill, Sister Ha befriends with the three when she finds the jade pendant Guangdou gave her as a token of appreciation is in fact a priceless Ming dynasty relic. Sister Ha modernizes the appearance of the three and gives them work as film extras. After Junchong encounter popular female actress Sandy Wang Yi-san (Grace Wong) at the filming studio, he mistakes her as the Crown Princess. However, Sandy who is really a hypocritical fake person that pretends to care about her fans but think they are really idiots, thinks the three are her fans. Sandy's manager prevents the three from communicating with her unless they join her fan club which cost $3000HKD each person. The three borrow the fan club entry fee from sister Ha, but in order to pay her back Chonghuan has to work as a cross dressing stunt double.
Meanwhile struggling restaurant owner Jackie Fung Wai-chi (Crystal Tin) from Hong Kong is also in Foshan to search for a new head chef at her restaurant since the current head chef suffers from Alzheimer and can't remember how to cook a single dish. When she is unable to find her intended prospect she holds a cooking competition at a hotel banquet hall. Wanting to help payoff their debt, Junchong decides to join the cooking competition, but his confusion and fear of the elevator causes him to be late. When he arrives at the competition site Jackie had left. Still determined to get hired he cooks a dish, but Jackie's uncle shoos him away. When Jackie returns to the competition site she recognizes Junchong dish as the signature dish of her restaurant, but Junchong is no where to be found by then. Determined to find Junchong she posts fliers all over the city looking for him. After a passerby tells Jackie that he knows who the person on the flier is, she arrives at the film studio just in time to say that she will bring them to and take care of them in Hong Kong when the three beg Sister Ha that they must go to Hong Kong after seeing a celebrity news report that Sandy is leaving Foshan and returning to Hong Kong.
Junchong, not wanting to sign a long term work contract with Jackie refuses her offer of employment no matter how high a price she offers. In order to trick the three and especially Junchong, she lies that she and Sandy are close friends and that she will help them get in contact with her. After arriving in Hong Kong, Jackie gives the three new names. Chonghuan becomes Wan Tai-kwan, Guangdou becomes Fung Yat-bo and Junchong becomes Li Siu-tung. When Jackie's father meets the three he does not believe that Junchong/Siu-tung is the newly hired head chef due to his young age.
Cast
Ming dynasty
- Edwin Siu as Yuan Chonghuan (袁崇煥 later named Wan Tai-kwan 雲大軍)
- Raymond Cho as Zuo Guangdou (左光斗 later named Fung Yat-bo 馮一波)
- Matthew Ho as Li Junchong (李進忠 later named Li Siu-tung 李小冬)
- Grace Wong as Sandy Wang Yi-san / Crown Princess (汪以珊 / 郭倩)
Fung & Wan family
- David Chiang as Fung Tin (方天)
- Kristal Tin as Jackie Fung Wai-chi (方惠芝)
- Rebecca Zhu as Cat-herine Fung Wai-ling (方惠玲)
- Vicky Chan as Fung Wai-kei (方惠琪)
- Willie Wai as Wan Wai-tai (溫偉泰)
- Rachel Kan as Yue Yi-hung (余綺虹)
- LuLu Kai as Fung Yuk-fun (方玉芬)
- Burmie Wong as Wan Suet-lin (溫雪蓮)
Chu family
- Joseph Lee as Chu Kwok-fung (朱國豐)
- Claire Yiu as Gillian Chu-Kwok Fung-gil (朱郭鳳嬌)
- Tsui Wing as Samuel Chuk Wah (卓華)
- James Ng as Ivan Chu Ka-hin (朱家軒)
- Gloria Tang as Chu Ka-yiu (朱家軒)
- Yiub Cheng as Chu Ka-bou (朱家寶)
Extended cast
- Harriet Yeung as Sister Ha (霞姐)
- Ram Chiang as
- Dickson Lee as Terry Lam Tak-lei (林得利)
- Doris Chow as Ceci Yu Sin-ci (林得利)
- Sin Ho-ying as Ding Hau (丁孝)
- Tammy Ou-Yang as Baby Tse Sum-yi
Development and production
- The costume fitting ceremony was held on October 4, 2016 12:30 pm at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One Common Room.[2]
- The blessing ceremony was held on October 31, 2015 3:00 pm at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio.[3]
- Filming took place from October 2016 till February 2017, on location in Hong Kong and Foshan China.
- Rosina Lam was originally cast as the Princess character, but turned it down due to her busy personal schedule. Grace Wong was then cast in the part.[4]
Viewership Ratings
| # | Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points |
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(8:30-9:30 pm) 20:30–21:30 |
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References
- ^ "TVB新劇《超時空男臣》劇情介紹（1﹣32集大結局） –HKChannel". ihktv.com. Retrieved Aug 20, 2017.
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- ^ "田蕊妮揭蕭正楠阿廉有路：去廁所都一齊". hk.on.cc. Retrieved Aug 20, 2017.
- ^ "Rosina Lam Turns Down TVB Drama for Her "Baby"". jaynestars.com. Retrieved Aug 20, 2017.