Jin Mao Xiang
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Jin Mao Xiang is a Chinese television series first broadcast on CCTV
in China in 2004. It was produced in collaboration by a number of companies, including the Communication University of China
. The series was aired on ATV
in 2009 in Hong Kong
under the title Yunzhuan Tianxia (運轉天下; literally: "Luck Changes the World").
. The head of the business was mother Yugui. She had fixed her daughter Jiaoyan's marriage so that she end up with someone who was more financially stable. The daughter however was extremely unhappy since the fixed husband was fat and unattractive. The daughter was actually in love with the poor coolie
boy A'long. However society would not allow a girl of reputable social status to marry a boy of low social status. The oldest brother of the family Che Weiren later committed a murder. He has been spoiled by the family riches. When the government was looking for the murderer, the coolie boy A'long innocently admitted to the crime so the brother didn't have to go to prison.
Eventually the house got weak in morale. A fisherman
named Gao Lixiang came in to help the Che family business. At first he was looked down upon due to his low society status. Soon he figured out how to dye
clothes. He single handed won an imperial clothing competition by making through the obstacle course
with his dyed clothes. The Che family was surprised that a simple fisherman could beat the business.
Then one day a major fire broke out in a restaurant and Lixiang saved a daughter and a westerner from the crisis. The daughter turned out to be from the competing Wang family business. She tried to lure him into their family claiming the Che family treats him unfairly. After a number of business competitions he was gaining more respect in the Che family. Eventually the siblings got jealous and tried to get Lixiang kicked out of the household. Eventually the mother made Lixiang the head of the business, since he was most capable.
Eventually the business was in trouble from all the competition. But the westerner who was saved in the fire came back with a bunch of goods from the west such as magnifying glass
and music boxes. They started selling western goods and the business improved again, since no one else have seen these merchandise. Later the family went into a feud between the oldest son Che Weiren and Lixiang. In setting Lixiang up, the oldest son killed an outsider, Bai Biao, who later turned out to be his own genetic father.
After a number of twists Lixiang was promoted to be the chairman of the business association above all businesses, but he was put in the chairman position because the government official liked his former fiancée Yang Danping. The oldest brother in the family soon developed a deep jealousy over the Lixiang's success who now owns his family business, his girlfriend Xu Xiaoman and his mother's trust. He sank into depression with opium
addictions, and was later bribed by a government official to sell out his whole family business in exchange for unlimited opium. The mother of the family ended up in prison having been set up by the government officials. But her kids did not stand by her since they experienced too much hardship during their childhood. Lixiang ended up rescuing the family business, but soon finds the business to be unmanageable. Worse is that the mother who ran the business indirectly murdered his parents earlier. The story experience more twists and turns eventually to include the death of Qing government officials.
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
in China in 2004. It was produced in collaboration by a number of companies, including the Communication University of China
Communication University of China
The Communication University of China is a public university in Beijing, China...
. The series was aired on ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
in 2009 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
under the title Yunzhuan Tianxia (運轉天下; literally: "Luck Changes the World").
Story
The story begins with the Che family business in the Qing DynastyQing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
. The head of the business was mother Yugui. She had fixed her daughter Jiaoyan's marriage so that she end up with someone who was more financially stable. The daughter however was extremely unhappy since the fixed husband was fat and unattractive. The daughter was actually in love with the poor coolie
Coolie
Historically, a coolie was a manual labourer or slave from Asia, particularly China, India, and the Phillipines during the 19th century and early 20th century...
boy A'long. However society would not allow a girl of reputable social status to marry a boy of low social status. The oldest brother of the family Che Weiren later committed a murder. He has been spoiled by the family riches. When the government was looking for the murderer, the coolie boy A'long innocently admitted to the crime so the brother didn't have to go to prison.
Eventually the house got weak in morale. A fisherman
Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...
named Gao Lixiang came in to help the Che family business. At first he was looked down upon due to his low society status. Soon he figured out how to dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
clothes. He single handed won an imperial clothing competition by making through the obstacle course
Obstacle course
An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed. Obstacle courses can include running, climbing, jumping, crawling, swimming, and balancing elements with the aim of testing speed and endurance. Sometimes a course...
with his dyed clothes. The Che family was surprised that a simple fisherman could beat the business.
Then one day a major fire broke out in a restaurant and Lixiang saved a daughter and a westerner from the crisis. The daughter turned out to be from the competing Wang family business. She tried to lure him into their family claiming the Che family treats him unfairly. After a number of business competitions he was gaining more respect in the Che family. Eventually the siblings got jealous and tried to get Lixiang kicked out of the household. Eventually the mother made Lixiang the head of the business, since he was most capable.
Eventually the business was in trouble from all the competition. But the westerner who was saved in the fire came back with a bunch of goods from the west such as magnifying glass
Magnifying glass
A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object. The lens is usually mounted in a frame with a handle ....
and music boxes. They started selling western goods and the business improved again, since no one else have seen these merchandise. Later the family went into a feud between the oldest son Che Weiren and Lixiang. In setting Lixiang up, the oldest son killed an outsider, Bai Biao, who later turned out to be his own genetic father.
After a number of twists Lixiang was promoted to be the chairman of the business association above all businesses, but he was put in the chairman position because the government official liked his former fiancée Yang Danping. The oldest brother in the family soon developed a deep jealousy over the Lixiang's success who now owns his family business, his girlfriend Xu Xiaoman and his mother's trust. He sank into depression with opium
Opium
Opium is the dried latex obtained from the opium poppy . Opium contains up to 12% morphine, an alkaloid, which is frequently processed chemically to produce heroin for the illegal drug trade. The latex also includes codeine and non-narcotic alkaloids such as papaverine, thebaine and noscapine...
addictions, and was later bribed by a government official to sell out his whole family business in exchange for unlimited opium. The mother of the family ended up in prison having been set up by the government officials. But her kids did not stand by her since they experienced too much hardship during their childhood. Lixiang ended up rescuing the family business, but soon finds the business to be unmanageable. Worse is that the mother who ran the business indirectly murdered his parents earlier. The story experience more twists and turns eventually to include the death of Qing government officials.
Cast
| Cast | | Role | | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Wang | Gao Lixiang 高立翔 |
Main character. Capable, strong individually, despite being born from a poor background. He constantly insist that luck is always on his side. |
| Li Xiaoran Li Xiaoran Li Xiaoran is a Chinese actress. Apart from her acting career, she is also a dancer, having graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 1993.-Filmography:-External links:* *... |
Xu Xiaoman 徐小曼 |
Financially well off Christian Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... missionary girl. Understood westerners. He also liked Lixiang. |
| Gao Yuan | Che Yugui 车玉贵 |
Mother of the Che family. Head of the household and business. |
| Tammy Chen | Yang Danping 杨丹萍 |
Taiwan actress. She was interested in Lixiang. |
| Shen Xiaohai | Che Weiren 车维仁 |
Was the oldest and most unwanted son in the family. Became unhappy and depressed since he was constantly useless in the family business. |
| Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang is a Chinese actor and martial artist who started his career in Hong Kong. He is best known for the title role in Iron Monkey along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as The East Is Red, My Father Is a Hero, Musa.Yu is also known for appearing in roles for films... |
Bai Biao 白彪 |
Turned out to be the real father of Che Weiren. |
| Zhao Liang | Xu Zhanhong 徐展鸿 |
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| Tao Huimin | Gao Baomei 高宝妹 |
Was the true mother of Lixiang. Was later poisoned to death. |
| Lei Kesheng | Father Che 车老爷 |
Head of the Che family |
| Zhong Qin | Wang Qiang 王蔷 |
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| Wang Yixuan | Che Jiaoyan 车娇艳 |
Daughter of the Che family |
| Xing Minshan | He Yilong 贺奕龙 |
The honorable government officially who was later setup to be killed by corrupted government officials. |
| Yue Yueli | Qu Yunting 曲云亭 |
Father of Lixiang |
| Qin Yan | Wang Siyuan 王思远 |
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| Dong Yang | Che Weide 车维德 |
The youngest son of the Che family who loved Yingzi. He became mentally ill. |
| Lin Jieni | Yingzi / Hua Ruxiu 英子 / 花如秀 |
The girl who was neglected by the Che family and died earlier. Another girl Hua Ruxiu later came back to the Che family, and looked identical to the girl who died earlier. The mother of the family thought she was haunted by a ghost Ghost In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to... . |
| Li Ming | Chang Feng 常峰 |
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| Yang Sheng | Lu Qiankun 陆乾坤 |
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| Zhang Qi | Chen Haoliang 陈浩良 |
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| Tie He | A'long 阿龙 |
He confessed to crime he didn't commit and went to prison for the oldest son of the Che family. Because of this he went from low coolie Coolie Historically, a coolie was a manual labourer or slave from Asia, particularly China, India, and the Phillipines during the 19th century and early 20th century... social status to high rank in the family, once he was released from prison. |
| Gao Sen | Yang Bo 杨波 |
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| Fang Xiaoyue | Zhou Wei 周薇 |
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| Liu Fang | Li Jinhao 李金好 |
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| Zhou Yulai | Du 老杜 |
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| Han Zhenhua | Yu Sihai 于四海 |
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| Mi Yang | Che Yulan 车玉兰 |
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| Zhang Jiajun | Master Zhou 周大人 |
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| Zhang Wenyi | Master Qi 齐大人 |
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| Liu Xinyi | Qu Xiaowu 曲孝伍 |
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| Meng Long | Master 师爷 |
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| Zhao Le | Wuzhen district government official | |
| Zhang Guoqing | District grandfather | |
| Xiaohei | Zhou sing 周兴 |
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| Song Qing | Jia Hong 贾宏 |
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| Qian Kun | Panther 黑豹 |
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| Cheng Zhi | Wolf 野狼 |
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| Daqiao | Gordon 高登 |
Western merchant who sought fortune |