The Ultimatum
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The Ultimatum is a Singaporean Chinese
drama which was telecasted on Singapore
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 27 May 2009 and ended on 7 July 2009. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Being the mid-year Channel 8 blockbuster of 2009, it was the first Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD
.
Despite being touted as the 2009 blockbuster of the year and featuring many established actors and actresses like Zoe Tay
, Li Nanxing
and Fann Wong
(often referred to in the press as a "Two Queen and One King" billing), the show's reception was lukewarm at best. Many viewers faulted the serial for improbable casting (Lin Meijiao
was cast as Tay's mother, despite being only one year older than Tay in real life) and for a lack of originality. The serial also came under harsh criticism for being overly melodrama
tic.
. It is a reference to the two female lead's astrological sign, both being born on the same day.
But this is just the beginning...
Years ago, Ye Songnian (Chen Shucheng
), the boss of Phoenix Corporation, raped his employee, Zheng Wenyu (Hong Huifang
), who was already pregnant with her husband's child at that time. Months later, both Wenyu and Songnian's second wife, Suzhen (Lin Meijiao
), give birth to daughters in the same hospital and due to the nurses' negligence, the identities of the baby girls were swapped. Wenyu discovers that her biological daughter suffers from congenital heart disease. Out of a mother's desire for her child to receive the best medical care coupled with hatred towards Songnian, she decided to capitalize on the situation by perpetuating the mistake. Thus, Ye Yuchen (Zoe Tay
) and Fang Songqiao (Fann Wong
), whose identities were swapped, grew up in two disparate environments.
In his old age, Songnian goes into semi-retirement, having handed the running of his company to his god-sister (Jiang Ruolin) and sons (Renxiao and Renyi). Ruolin's son, Rende, works in Songnian's company. Yuchen also holds the position of an AVP.
On the surface, the family seems to be a harmonious. However, beneath this facade, everyone is eying Songnian's position, clamouring to gain Songnian's favour so that they might be entrusted with an important role in the company. Having grown up in such a scheming and manipulative environment, Yuchen's survival instincts are honed.
Songqiao's childhood, on the other hand was filled with unhappiness. Wen Yu vents her hatred towards Songnian on her. She was often scolded and beaten for every little mistakes made. Songqiao bears with it in silence and grows up to be a lawyer. When Songqiao was young, she had an extraordinary encounter with a boy, Sun Jie (Tay Ping Hui
). Sun Jie's father, Sun Nanhai, had been a conman and was made a scapegoat in a kidnap. The young Sun Jie resorted to theft to support his younger sister, Sun Min, until he became Songnian's foster son. He and Yuchen get along very well.
Over 20 years later, the girls, whose identities had been swapped at birth, get acquainted through a molest case.
Yuchen's god-brother, Rende (Jerry Yeo), molests an employee, Anqi. The righteous Songqiao takes Rende to court. Ruolin is worried that Songnian might learn about the case. Yuchen volunteers to resolve the issue. Yuchen initiates an out-of-court settlement and demands a huge compensation but Songqiao is persistent on hauling Rende to court. Though on opposing ends, the girls could not help but admire the other's strength and character.
Phoenix Corporation has grown into a conglomerate over the years; its business includes overseas casinos and luxurious cruise. The aged Songnian is undecided who should be his successor. Songnian's oldest son had been killed in a botched-up kidnap years ago (unknown to all, this has been Ruolin's doing). Second son, Renxiao, is secretly obsessed with Ruolin and blindly supports everything she does, pushing for Rende's succession of Songnian's empire and treating his own wife, Yuki, coldly. Su Zhen's son with Songnian, Renyi, is ambitious but incapable, often messing up what he sets out to achieve. Fortunately for him, Yuchen is always at hand to help clear his mess.
Yuchen grew up in an environment of distrust and she is constantly embroiled in vicious struggles with Ruolin's clique. Due to her ability to keep her cool and turn situations around, she finally gains her father's trust and becomes the CEO of Phoenix Corporation.
Yuchen had had an unforgettable relationship. Three years ago, she met the famous Zhang Feng (Li Nanxing
), dubbed as God of Gamblers, in Macau and had planned to marry him. However, he vanished on the eve of their wedding, and was never seen again. Rumour has it that he has been killed by his enemies. Yuchen refuses to believe those rumours and she continues to harbour the hope of his return. She meets Zhou Zhida (Li Nanxing
), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Zhang Feng (though the two are polar opposites in all other areas), and is convinced that the two are actually the same person.
Da is a bona fide gambling addict who is skilled in all forms of the vice and has problems keeping a job. Helpless, his wife (Bao) recommends him for the job of a cleaner at the café where she works. Yuchen is convinced that A-Da is Zhang Feng, who might have suffered from amnesia due to some accident, but the latter does not even know her.
Sun Min (Felicia Chin
) is Sun Jie's younger sister, and has been a fan of the art of gambling since she was young. She had aspired to learn from the God of Gamblers and upon a chance encounter with Da, becomes obstinately convinced (like Yuchen) that A-Da is the God of Gamblers. To her, this is God-sent and knowing that the God of Gamblers does not accept female disciples, she hits upon the crazy idea of male impersonation, entering the cafés' service disguised as a man hoping to learn gambling from Da.
The master baker at the café is Fang Songqing (Zhang Zhenhuan
), Songqiao's younger brother, who has been nicknamed Prince Cake because of his strapping good looks. “Infiltrating” the café as a guy, Sun Min thinks otherwise. To her, he is no more than a simple and honest guy whose world revolves around cakes. Unknowingly, they start to develop feelings for each other. As Songqing has yet to realize Sun Min's gender, hilarious situations occur. After he had found Sun Min's real gender, he fall in love with her. But, just as they started accepting each other, Rende "kidnapped" Sun Min and torture her, causing her to be depressed and lose her sanity. She even beats Songqing up.
Da starts to become confused. He's been directionless all his life, and due to Yuchen and Sun Min's persistence that he is the God of Gambler, he begins to question his own identity. He starts to believe he might be the God of Gamblers, and that he had suffered from amnesia due to an accident and that Bao had rescued him and brought him to Singapore to escape the feud in Macau. He subconsciously eases into the role of the God of Gamblers. Not known to all, Da is not Zhang Feng and the real Zhang Feng later came back.
Songqiao meets Sun Jie again and the latter falls in love with her. Songqiao is unaware that Sun Jie is a prodigious thief until the appearance of the Interpol, He Chaoqun (Terence Cao
). He Chaoqun is seemingly interested in Songqiao, and is determined to nab Sun Jie. Songqiao makes the painful decision of ending her budding relationship with Sun Jie upon realization of his identity. Sun Jie loses his “gift for theft” to a hand injury during an accident, plunging him into the abyss of despair.
After exchanging her daughter for Songnian's all those years back, Wen Yu has been secretly concerned about her daughter. She tries to get close to Yuchen. Unable to contain her emotions any longer, she finally blurts out Yuchen's real identity, much to Yuchen's shock. After regaining her composure, Yuchen is thrust into an emotional turmoil. For the power and status that she has fought so hard to gain, she cannot reveal her real identity, especially to the Ye family. She schemes to prevent Wen Yu from divulging the secret and at the same time, fends against Songqiao, trying to obviate her contact with Songnian to prevent her from knowing the truth. She even causes Wen Yu's death accidentally in her attempt to stop the latter from telling the truth. Hence, her life starts to go into turmoil. But, little does she know that the recorded video is saved inside a handphone which is seen by Songnian, Renyi, Suzhen and Zhida.
In the course of Chaoqun's investigation into Wenyu's death leads to the unraveling of her rape by Songnian. Songqiao vows to bring Songnian to justice, but stumbles upon the shocking revelation of her true parentage and is confused. Yuchen's true colours are revealed and this kindles Songqiao's suspicion that the former had been behind the deaths of Wen Yu and Renyi.
Da cannot bear to see Yuchen isolated and steeped in her criminal ways. Thus, he chooses to stay guard by her side though deep inside, he knows that Yuchen would ultimately trudge upon the path of no return...
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
drama which was telecasted on Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 27 May 2009 and ended on 7 July 2009. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Being the mid-year Channel 8 blockbuster of 2009, it was the first Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
.
Despite being touted as the 2009 blockbuster of the year and featuring many established actors and actresses like Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
, Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
and Fann Wong
Fann Wong
Fann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year...
(often referred to in the press as a "Two Queen and One King" billing), the show's reception was lukewarm at best. Many viewers faulted the serial for improbable casting (Lin Meijiao
Lin Meijiao
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 is a Singaporean television actress.-Bio:Lin is a consummate artiste who has acted in many drama serials. This thespian was also awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the 1995 Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in the drama serial Silk Of Love.Her congenial and...
was cast as Tay's mother, despite being only one year older than Tay in real life) and for a lack of originality. The serial also came under harsh criticism for being overly melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
tic.
Meaning of Title
The Chinese title of The Ultimatum means GeminiGemini (astrology)
Gemini is the third astrological sign in the Zodiac, which spans the Zodiac between the 60th and 89th degree of celestial longitude. Generally, the Sun transits this area of the zodiac between May 21 to June 20 each year...
. It is a reference to the two female lead's astrological sign, both being born on the same day.
Main cast
- Fann WongFann WongFann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year...
范文芳 as 方宋乔 Fang Songqiao - Zoe TayZoe TayZoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
郑惠玉 as 叶予晨 Ye Yuchen - Li NanxingLi NanxingLi Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
李南星 as 章风 Zhang Feng / 周志达 Zhou Zhida - Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
郑斌辉 as 孙捷 Sun Jie - Terence CaoTerence CaoTerence Cao is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television actor.-Biography:Cao was educated at Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. Prior to joining SBC in 1989, Cao worked as a flight attendant...
曹国辉 as He Chaoqun 何超群 - Felicia ChinFelicia ChinFelicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:...
陈靓瑄 as 孙敏 Sun Min
Supporting Cast
- Chen ShuchengChen Shucheng-Acting:Chen joined Mediacorp, then known as Radio Television Singapore , as an actor in 1971. Since then he has portrayed many different roles ranging from the young nerdy doctor in The Awakening, a rich flirting playboy in Pretty Faces to the strict and unbending father in Love at 0°C .-Life...
陈澍承 as Ye Songnian 叶松年 - Jerry Yeo 杨伟烈 as Ye Rende 叶仁德
- Zhang ZhenhuanZhang ZhenhuanZhang Zhenhuan was a general and political leader in the People's Republic of China. In his retirement, he was the founder and director of the China Qigong Science Research Society , and was a notable proponent and defender of qigong during the 1980s and early 1990s.-Biography:Zhang was from...
张振环 as Fang Songqing 方宋青 - Hong HuifangHong HuifangHong Huifang is a veteran Singaporean actress. She was known for her roles in dramas such as Samsui Women and she won Best Supporting Actress award in the annual Star Awards ceremony twice - in 1997 and 2006 .She married fellow actor Zheng Geping in 1993 and they have two...
洪惠芳 as Zheng Wenyu 郑文玉 - Cynthia KohCynthia KohCynthia Koh is a Singaporean Chinese actress, appearing in MediaCorp drama serials.-Early life and education:Born in 1974, Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singapore Civil Defence Force while her mother is a housewife...
许美珍 as Chen Xiaobao 陈晓宝 - Lynn Poh 傅方玲 as Yuki
- Lin MeijiaoLin MeijiaoLin Meijiao 林梅娇 is a Singaporean television actress.-Bio:Lin is a consummate artiste who has acted in many drama serials. This thespian was also awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the 1995 Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in the drama serial Silk Of Love.Her congenial and...
林梅娇 as Shen Suzhen 沈素贞 - Constance Song 宋怡霏 as Jiang Ruolin 蒋若琳
- Elvin NgElvin NgElvin Ng , born December 23, 1980) is one of the newer actors to join the Mediacorp stable in Singapore. He received two nominations in the Star Awards 2006. Although he eventually lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian, he still managed to win an award for being one of the Top...
黄俊雄 as Ye Renyi 叶仁义 - Benedict Goh 吴伟杰 as Ye Renxiao 叶仁孝
Sypnosis
The beginning was seen to be the ending of the drama, where Ye Yuchen was kidnapping Zhou Zhida, and Fang Songqiao received a call from her to meet at a dilapidated field. Sun Jie was to accompany her. She arrived not knowing that she wanted revenge for her family. Songqiao assured her that she was not the murderer. Not listening to her explanation, Yuchen fires from her gun.But this is just the beginning...
Years ago, Ye Songnian (Chen Shucheng
Chen Shucheng
-Acting:Chen joined Mediacorp, then known as Radio Television Singapore , as an actor in 1971. Since then he has portrayed many different roles ranging from the young nerdy doctor in The Awakening, a rich flirting playboy in Pretty Faces to the strict and unbending father in Love at 0°C .-Life...
), the boss of Phoenix Corporation, raped his employee, Zheng Wenyu (Hong Huifang
Hong Huifang
Hong Huifang is a veteran Singaporean actress. She was known for her roles in dramas such as Samsui Women and she won Best Supporting Actress award in the annual Star Awards ceremony twice - in 1997 and 2006 .She married fellow actor Zheng Geping in 1993 and they have two...
), who was already pregnant with her husband's child at that time. Months later, both Wenyu and Songnian's second wife, Suzhen (Lin Meijiao
Lin Meijiao
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇 is a Singaporean television actress.-Bio:Lin is a consummate artiste who has acted in many drama serials. This thespian was also awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the 1995 Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in the drama serial Silk Of Love.Her congenial and...
), give birth to daughters in the same hospital and due to the nurses' negligence, the identities of the baby girls were swapped. Wenyu discovers that her biological daughter suffers from congenital heart disease. Out of a mother's desire for her child to receive the best medical care coupled with hatred towards Songnian, she decided to capitalize on the situation by perpetuating the mistake. Thus, Ye Yuchen (Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay
Zoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
) and Fang Songqiao (Fann Wong
Fann Wong
Fann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year...
), whose identities were swapped, grew up in two disparate environments.
In his old age, Songnian goes into semi-retirement, having handed the running of his company to his god-sister (Jiang Ruolin) and sons (Renxiao and Renyi). Ruolin's son, Rende, works in Songnian's company. Yuchen also holds the position of an AVP.
On the surface, the family seems to be a harmonious. However, beneath this facade, everyone is eying Songnian's position, clamouring to gain Songnian's favour so that they might be entrusted with an important role in the company. Having grown up in such a scheming and manipulative environment, Yuchen's survival instincts are honed.
Songqiao's childhood, on the other hand was filled with unhappiness. Wen Yu vents her hatred towards Songnian on her. She was often scolded and beaten for every little mistakes made. Songqiao bears with it in silence and grows up to be a lawyer. When Songqiao was young, she had an extraordinary encounter with a boy, Sun Jie (Tay Ping Hui
Tay Ping Hui
Tay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
). Sun Jie's father, Sun Nanhai, had been a conman and was made a scapegoat in a kidnap. The young Sun Jie resorted to theft to support his younger sister, Sun Min, until he became Songnian's foster son. He and Yuchen get along very well.
Over 20 years later, the girls, whose identities had been swapped at birth, get acquainted through a molest case.
Yuchen's god-brother, Rende (Jerry Yeo), molests an employee, Anqi. The righteous Songqiao takes Rende to court. Ruolin is worried that Songnian might learn about the case. Yuchen volunteers to resolve the issue. Yuchen initiates an out-of-court settlement and demands a huge compensation but Songqiao is persistent on hauling Rende to court. Though on opposing ends, the girls could not help but admire the other's strength and character.
Phoenix Corporation has grown into a conglomerate over the years; its business includes overseas casinos and luxurious cruise. The aged Songnian is undecided who should be his successor. Songnian's oldest son had been killed in a botched-up kidnap years ago (unknown to all, this has been Ruolin's doing). Second son, Renxiao, is secretly obsessed with Ruolin and blindly supports everything she does, pushing for Rende's succession of Songnian's empire and treating his own wife, Yuki, coldly. Su Zhen's son with Songnian, Renyi, is ambitious but incapable, often messing up what he sets out to achieve. Fortunately for him, Yuchen is always at hand to help clear his mess.
Yuchen grew up in an environment of distrust and she is constantly embroiled in vicious struggles with Ruolin's clique. Due to her ability to keep her cool and turn situations around, she finally gains her father's trust and becomes the CEO of Phoenix Corporation.
Yuchen had had an unforgettable relationship. Three years ago, she met the famous Zhang Feng (Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
), dubbed as God of Gamblers, in Macau and had planned to marry him. However, he vanished on the eve of their wedding, and was never seen again. Rumour has it that he has been killed by his enemies. Yuchen refuses to believe those rumours and she continues to harbour the hope of his return. She meets Zhou Zhida (Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing
Li Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Zhang Feng (though the two are polar opposites in all other areas), and is convinced that the two are actually the same person.
Da is a bona fide gambling addict who is skilled in all forms of the vice and has problems keeping a job. Helpless, his wife (Bao) recommends him for the job of a cleaner at the café where she works. Yuchen is convinced that A-Da is Zhang Feng, who might have suffered from amnesia due to some accident, but the latter does not even know her.
Sun Min (Felicia Chin
Felicia Chin
Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:...
) is Sun Jie's younger sister, and has been a fan of the art of gambling since she was young. She had aspired to learn from the God of Gamblers and upon a chance encounter with Da, becomes obstinately convinced (like Yuchen) that A-Da is the God of Gamblers. To her, this is God-sent and knowing that the God of Gamblers does not accept female disciples, she hits upon the crazy idea of male impersonation, entering the cafés' service disguised as a man hoping to learn gambling from Da.
The master baker at the café is Fang Songqing (Zhang Zhenhuan
Zhang Zhenhuan
Zhang Zhenhuan was a general and political leader in the People's Republic of China. In his retirement, he was the founder and director of the China Qigong Science Research Society , and was a notable proponent and defender of qigong during the 1980s and early 1990s.-Biography:Zhang was from...
), Songqiao's younger brother, who has been nicknamed Prince Cake because of his strapping good looks. “Infiltrating” the café as a guy, Sun Min thinks otherwise. To her, he is no more than a simple and honest guy whose world revolves around cakes. Unknowingly, they start to develop feelings for each other. As Songqing has yet to realize Sun Min's gender, hilarious situations occur. After he had found Sun Min's real gender, he fall in love with her. But, just as they started accepting each other, Rende "kidnapped" Sun Min and torture her, causing her to be depressed and lose her sanity. She even beats Songqing up.
Da starts to become confused. He's been directionless all his life, and due to Yuchen and Sun Min's persistence that he is the God of Gambler, he begins to question his own identity. He starts to believe he might be the God of Gamblers, and that he had suffered from amnesia due to an accident and that Bao had rescued him and brought him to Singapore to escape the feud in Macau. He subconsciously eases into the role of the God of Gamblers. Not known to all, Da is not Zhang Feng and the real Zhang Feng later came back.
Songqiao meets Sun Jie again and the latter falls in love with her. Songqiao is unaware that Sun Jie is a prodigious thief until the appearance of the Interpol, He Chaoqun (Terence Cao
Terence Cao
Terence Cao is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television actor.-Biography:Cao was educated at Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. Prior to joining SBC in 1989, Cao worked as a flight attendant...
). He Chaoqun is seemingly interested in Songqiao, and is determined to nab Sun Jie. Songqiao makes the painful decision of ending her budding relationship with Sun Jie upon realization of his identity. Sun Jie loses his “gift for theft” to a hand injury during an accident, plunging him into the abyss of despair.
After exchanging her daughter for Songnian's all those years back, Wen Yu has been secretly concerned about her daughter. She tries to get close to Yuchen. Unable to contain her emotions any longer, she finally blurts out Yuchen's real identity, much to Yuchen's shock. After regaining her composure, Yuchen is thrust into an emotional turmoil. For the power and status that she has fought so hard to gain, she cannot reveal her real identity, especially to the Ye family. She schemes to prevent Wen Yu from divulging the secret and at the same time, fends against Songqiao, trying to obviate her contact with Songnian to prevent her from knowing the truth. She even causes Wen Yu's death accidentally in her attempt to stop the latter from telling the truth. Hence, her life starts to go into turmoil. But, little does she know that the recorded video is saved inside a handphone which is seen by Songnian, Renyi, Suzhen and Zhida.
In the course of Chaoqun's investigation into Wenyu's death leads to the unraveling of her rape by Songnian. Songqiao vows to bring Songnian to justice, but stumbles upon the shocking revelation of her true parentage and is confused. Yuchen's true colours are revealed and this kindles Songqiao's suspicion that the former had been behind the deaths of Wen Yu and Renyi.
Da cannot bear to see Yuchen isolated and steeped in her criminal ways. Thus, he chooses to stay guard by her side though deep inside, he knows that Yuchen would ultimately trudge upon the path of no return...
Star Awards 2010 Nominations
- Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
was nominated for the Best Actor award, but lost to Chen HanweiChen HanweiChen Han Wei , is a MediaCorp TV artiste in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore.-Early life:Chen grew up and lived in Kampung Ungku Mohsin, Johor Bahru. Born into a poor family, Chen nonetheless excelled academically and studied at one of the most famous Chinese independent schools...
in Daddy at Home. - Jerry Yeo was nominated for both the Best Supporting Actor and the Most Unforgettable Villain award, and he clinched the Most Unforgettable Villain award.
- Constance Song clinched the Best Supporting Actress award.
- The drama's theme song 寂寞光年 by Jade Liu (in a Taiwanese idol drama Down With LoveDown With Love (TV Series)Down With Love is a 2010 Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan and Ella Chen. It was filmed on location in Taipei, Taiwan and Hangzhou, China....
it was 礼物) was nominated for the Best Drama Theme Song award, but lost to TogetherTogether (TV series)Together is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was produced in 2009. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It is MediaCorp's 46th anniversary year-end blockbuster drama, and was sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It made its debut on 30...
's theme song 我们 by Kelvin TanKelvin Tan Wei LianKelvin Tan Wei Lian is a visually impaired Singaporean singer. He is better known as Weilian to his fans.-Early life:...
.
Trivia
- Zoe TayZoe TayZoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
and Li NanxingLi NanxingLi Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
were paired up (They were Mediacorp Channel 8's 阿哥阿姐) for many times. Their recent pair-up was A Million TreasuresA Million TreasuresA Million Treasures is a Singaporean Chinese drama that was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This show, consisting of 25 episodes, made its debut on 4 December 2006 and ended its run on 5 January 2007. It is produced by Li Ning Qiang...
. - Li NanxingLi NanxingLi Nanxing is a Chinese Mediacorp actor from Singapore.Li may be the best-known male actor in Singapore in modern times, and is widely regarded as the 'king' of Caldecott Hill, alongside Zoe Tay who is the 'queen', both having consistently been voted as the 'Top 10 Most Popular Artistes' for their...
and Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
paired up again after their recent pair-up The Golden PathThe Golden PathThe Golden Path may refer to:*"The Golden Path" , a song by The Chemical Brothers*The Golden Path , a Singaporean Chinese drama series*The Golden Path , a 1986 graphical adventure game...
. - Fann WongFann WongFann Woon Fong , better known by her stage name Fann Wong, is a Singaporean actress, singer and model.At Singapore's Star Awards 1995, Fann became the first actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Newcomer awards in the same year...
and Zoe TayZoe TayZoe Tay Hui Gek is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen of Caldecott Hill, but her popularity has dipped significantly in recent years. She was previously also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
were paired up again 14 years after the finale of The Golden PillowThe Golden PillowThe Golden Pillow is a 40-episode epic drama produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore in 1995....
. - One of the songs from a Taiwanese idol drama Down With LoveDown With Love (TV Series)Down With Love is a 2010 Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan and Ella Chen. It was filmed on location in Taipei, Taiwan and Hangzhou, China....
, 礼物, has the same tune from the theme song 寂寞光年.