Monday, November 30, 2009

Beyond the Realm of Conscience 宮心計 (TVB 2009)
















Imperial Household Bureau is responsible for managing and directing all household services to the Emperor and the Imperial family in Tong Dynasty. It is comprised of four departments, namely Jewels, Attire, Food and Furnishings. LAU SAM HO (Charmaine Sheh) and YIU KAM LING (Tavia Yeung) are introduced into the bureau in their tender age and brought up in the disciplines of the palace. The two girls are diligent. YUEN TSUI WAN (Susanna Kwan), Head of the Jewels, and CHUNG SUET HA (Michelle Yim), Head of the Attire, are both very fond of HO for she is a kind-hearted young girl. Soon, they start fighting for the fellowship of HO.

HO always remembers her mother's words left to her before she passed away, that she was told, 'Doing good deeds, Speaking good words, Showing goodwill'. She lives her life of being gracious and kind-hearted in the palace. On the other hand, LING believes her survival in palace is achieved through cruel and calculating tactics. She cheats and schemes her way to the top and finally becomes the concubine. Though she realizes that HO has fallen in love with the chess master KO HIN YEUNG (Kevin Cheng), her jealousy still arouses by HO's attraction to the Emperor LEE YI (Moses Chan). Fearing that she is losing power, she ruthlessly makes up a false allegation against HO for murdering the Empress (Mary Hon) and condemns her to death. No matter how clever she is to scheme, things do not go the way she planned. By using a strong comparison of the two distinctive characters, HO and LING, the message of the drama is that "benevolence" is the only way to gain final victory.


Producer: Mui Siu Ching
Scriptwriter: Kar Wai Nam & Choi Ting Ting
Starring: Charmaine Sheh (佘诗曼)Tavia Yeung (杨怡)Moses Chan (陈豪)Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖)Michelle Yim (米雪)Susanna Kwan (关菊英)Selena Li (李诗韵)Mary Hon (韩马利)

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  1. I watched this show ytd nite. I bought the dvd and watched it. I was freaked out when i found out tad i cant play the dvd. I thought tad my dvd was a fake one n i was cheated out of money to buy it. Luckily, i put the cd into the dvd player and went to take a shower. When i came out , it was already playing on its own. I was so relieved. "Gong Sum Gai" is a very good show. Just read the news and found out tad it is the best drama series of the year. Its rating points peak as high as 50 points. Awesome! <3 ^^

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