To Grow with Love
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To Grow With Love is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in October 2006. The series is shown to celebrate TVB's 39th Anniversary.
Myolie Wu
gained a reported 50 pounds to play her role of Tina Ho Mei-Tin and Jack Wu
gained 40 pounds to play his role of Lam Koon-Hei.
) is an overweight
woman who is determined to find her soulmate. Tina wants to find someone who thinks the same way she does and whom she can communicate with. She placed yellow hand prints under a painting of the sun setting, if that ONE man knew those handprints were a Sunflower; he's her soulmate. She flees to Hong Kong to get away from her frustrating father. There, she meets up with her cousin, Maggie Kwok Bo-Lok (Selena Li
).
Tina meets a fashion designer named Daniel Dai Hei (Andy Hui
). She works for his company D-Day but her designs are horrible. At first Daniel hates Tina, but he learns to accept her a little bit after seeing how much she has to struggle in Hong Kong. She has helped him quite a bit also, emotionally.
Upon the decision of firing her due to her lack of designing skills, Daniel begins treating her much nicer. However, Tina uses him to trick her father. On a misunderstanding everyone thought Tina had lost her virginity to her boss, her father traveled all the way to Hong Kong. With the help of her land lady (Gigi Wong), they devise a meeting between Tina's father and Daniel. With verbal interruptions, they prevented either of them from discovering the truth, temporarily.
Tina's father, however, sees Daniel with his actual girlfriend - whom he introduced - and decides to take action against her daughters 'two-timing boyfriend'. One thing leads to the next and Daniel, comprehending what had happened, becomes very angry. Daniel's girlfriend, Rachel Sung Ma-Yee (Claire Yiu
), finds out what happened and takes it the wrong way. However, Daniel fires Tina and insults her harshly, then tells Rachel that he has nothing to do with her. Tina is very upset and goes back home in The Philippines.
When Rachel goes to Philippines for a business trip, Daniel wants to give her a surprise and goes to visit her. He goes to a jewelry shop to buy a Rachel a present where he meets Tina's fiancé, Mak Ka-Fai (Kenneth Ma
). While talking, they both get hit by a car. Tina's fiancé falls into a coma, while Daniel loses his memory. Tina decides to use this to her advantage and get revenge on Daniel for all the awful things he has done to her. First, she decides to fatten him up (because she knows how much he hates fat people), and then makes him fall in love with her. She plans to break up with him and break his heart. However, Tina found herself falling for him too!
(2006)
Myolie Wu
Myolie Wu
Myolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:...
gained a reported 50 pounds to play her role of Tina Ho Mei-Tin and Jack Wu
Jack Wu
Jack Wu is a television actor, and host from Hong Kong, working for TVB.-TV series:-External links:*...
gained 40 pounds to play his role of Lam Koon-Hei.
Synopsis
Tina Ho Me-Tin (Myolie WuMyolie Wu
Myolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:...
) is an overweight
Overweight
Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary...
woman who is determined to find her soulmate. Tina wants to find someone who thinks the same way she does and whom she can communicate with. She placed yellow hand prints under a painting of the sun setting, if that ONE man knew those handprints were a Sunflower; he's her soulmate. She flees to Hong Kong to get away from her frustrating father. There, she meets up with her cousin, Maggie Kwok Bo-Lok (Selena Li
Selena Li
Selena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of...
).
Tina meets a fashion designer named Daniel Dai Hei (Andy Hui
Andy Hui
Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....
). She works for his company D-Day but her designs are horrible. At first Daniel hates Tina, but he learns to accept her a little bit after seeing how much she has to struggle in Hong Kong. She has helped him quite a bit also, emotionally.
Upon the decision of firing her due to her lack of designing skills, Daniel begins treating her much nicer. However, Tina uses him to trick her father. On a misunderstanding everyone thought Tina had lost her virginity to her boss, her father traveled all the way to Hong Kong. With the help of her land lady (Gigi Wong), they devise a meeting between Tina's father and Daniel. With verbal interruptions, they prevented either of them from discovering the truth, temporarily.
Tina's father, however, sees Daniel with his actual girlfriend - whom he introduced - and decides to take action against her daughters 'two-timing boyfriend'. One thing leads to the next and Daniel, comprehending what had happened, becomes very angry. Daniel's girlfriend, Rachel Sung Ma-Yee (Claire Yiu
Claire Yiu
Claire Yiu , born on 10 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong , she went over to TVB and filmed in some minor roles such as 趙美美 in...
), finds out what happened and takes it the wrong way. However, Daniel fires Tina and insults her harshly, then tells Rachel that he has nothing to do with her. Tina is very upset and goes back home in The Philippines.
When Rachel goes to Philippines for a business trip, Daniel wants to give her a surprise and goes to visit her. He goes to a jewelry shop to buy a Rachel a present where he meets Tina's fiancé, Mak Ka-Fai (Kenneth Ma
Kenneth Ma
Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering...
). While talking, they both get hit by a car. Tina's fiancé falls into a coma, while Daniel loses his memory. Tina decides to use this to her advantage and get revenge on Daniel for all the awful things he has done to her. First, she decides to fatten him up (because she knows how much he hates fat people), and then makes him fall in love with her. She plans to break up with him and break his heart. However, Tina found herself falling for him too!
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Myolie Wu Myolie Wu Myolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:... |
Ho Mei-Tin (Tina) 何美田 |
Fashion Designer Dai Hei's Girlfriend Wedding Planner Kwok Bo-Lok's cousin. |
| Andy Hui Andy Hui Andy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films.... |
Dai Hei (Daniel) 戴喜 |
D Day Fashion Designer Sung Man-Yee's lover. Ho Mei-Tin boyfriend |
| Selena Li Selena Li Selena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of... |
Kwok Bo-Lok (Maggie) 郭寶樂 |
Ho Mei-Tin's cousin. Lam Koon-Hei's lover and then wife Admires Chiang Man-Jun |
| Claire Yiu Claire Yiu Claire Yiu , born on 10 August 1978, is a Hong Kong actress. She started her acting career after being the 2nd runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant in 1998. After filming some ATV series, such as 海瑞鬥嚴嵩, and Ten Tigers of Guangdong , she went over to TVB and filmed in some minor roles such as 趙美美 in... |
Sung Man-Yee (Rachel) 宋曼頤 |
Dai Hei's assistant and lover. Model |
| Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming is a Chinese Canadian actor from Hong Kong. He graduated from University of British Columbia majoring in Mechanical Engineering... |
Mak Ka-Fai 麥家輝 |
Ho Mei-Tin's fiancé. |
| Gigi Wong | Yeung Sau-Lan/Lui Sau-Lan 楊秀蘭/呂秀蘭 |
Kwok Bo-Lok's land lady. |
| Jack Wu Jack Wu Jack Wu is a television actor, and host from Hong Kong, working for TVB.-TV series:-External links:*... |
Lam Koon-Hei 林冠希 |
Ho Mei-Tin's friend. Kwok Bo-Lok's lover. |
| Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Matthew Ko Kwan-yin is a Hong Kong actor currently working with TVB.At the age of seven, Matthew emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents. He returned to Hong Kong in 2004 and worked as a model. In 2005, he became the first ever winner of Hong Kong's Mr. Hong Kong beauty contest and... |
Chiang Man-Jun (Matthew) 蔣文俊 |
Chiang Yat-Ming 's younger brother. Kwok Bo-Lok's lover. |
| Eddie Kwan (關禮傑) | Chiang Yat-Ming (Terry) 蔣一鳴 |
D-Day Partner Chaing Man-Jun's older brother. |
| Chun Wong (秦煌) | Ho Nim-Heung 何念鄉 |
Ho Mei-Tin's father. |
| Chiang Chi Kwong (蔣志光) | Dai Fu (Albert) 戴富 |
Dai Hei's older brother. Lau Ka-Man's husband. |
| Natalie Wong Natalie Wong Natalie Kei Ying Wong , born on 15 July 1976 in Hong Kong is a Chinese actress affiliated with TVB in Hong Kong.-Miss Hong Kong start:... |
Lau Ka-Man (Carmen) 劉嘉敏 |
Dai Fu's wife. |
Viewership ratings
| Week | Episode | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | |
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October 23–27, 2006 | 1 — 5 | |
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October 30 - November 3, 2006 | 6 — 10 | |
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November 6–9, 2006 | 11 — 14 | |
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November 13–17, 2006 | 15 — 19 | |
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November 18, 2006 | 20 — 21 | |
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Awards
12th Asian Television AwardsAsian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
(2006)
- "Best Comedic Performance Played by an Actress" (Myolie WuMyolie WuMyolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:...
- Tina Ho Mei-Tin)
Nominations
39th TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)
TVB Anniversary Awards 2006 is an award ceremony that celebrates the best in TVB programming of 2006. The award ceremony took place on 10 November 2006.-Best Actor:"Best Actor in a Leading Role" Award ....
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Andy HuiAndy HuiAndy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....
- Daniel Dai Hei) - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Myolie WuMyolie WuMyolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:...
- Tina Ho Mei-Tin) - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Jack WuJack WuJack Wu is a television actor, and host from Hong Kong, working for TVB.-TV series:-External links:*...
- Lam Koon-Hei) - "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Gigi Wong - Lui Sau-Lan)
- "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Selena LiSelena LiSelena Li Sze-wan is an actress and former Miss Hong Kong 2003 contestant. That year, as a contestant from Toronto, Selena was the winner of Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic. Prior to entering the Miss Hong Kong pageant, Selena was attending the University of Toronto studying for a Bachelor of...
- Maggie Kwok Bo-Lok) - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Andy HuiAndy HuiAndy Hui Chi-On is a Hong Kong singer and film actor. Hui was the First Runner-up in the 5th Annual New Talent Singing Awards in 1986. Hui has appeared in about 25 films....
- Daniel Dai Hei) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Myolie WuMyolie WuMyolie Wu Hang-yee is a Hong Kong actress for the Hong Kong TVB television station and a singer under contracts with Neway Star-Career:...
- Tina Ho Mei-Tin) - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Gigi Wong - Lui Sau-Lan)
External links
- TVB.com To Grow with Love - Official Website