Golden Faith

Golden Faith ; (流金歲月)
	Golden Faith promo poster
Genre	Drama; Financial thriller
Written by	Lau Choi-wan; Sharon Au; Cheung Siu-fong; Wong Lei-chi
Directed by	Man Wai-hung; Lai Kai-ming; Chung Kwok-keung
Starring	Gallen Lo; Deric Wan; Jessica Hsuan; Raymond Lam; Michelle Ye; Shek Sau; Anne Heung; Gigi Wong; Paul Chun
Theme music composer	Chan Chung-hung
Opening theme	The Fairy Tale of Life (歲月的童話) by ; Gallen Lo
Ending theme	Bright and Sunny Days (陽光燦爛的日子) by ; Gallen Lo ; When Love Comes to an End (當愛情走到盡頭) by ; Gallen Lo
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	45
Production
Producer(s)	Tommy Leung
Production location(s)	Hong Kong; Perth, Western Australia
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Original release	16 September –; 15 November 2002
External links
	Website

Golden Faith is a 2002 Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB, starring a cast that includes a strong mix of new generation actors such as Gallen Lo, Deric Wan, Jessica Hsuan, Raymond Lam, Anne Heung, Myolie Wu, Tavia Yeung, and Michelle Ye and old generation powerhouse actors such as Paul Chun, Lau Dan, Shek Sau, Kwok Fung, Lau Kong, and Gigi Wong. It is Gallen Lo's final dramatic epic before he left TVB, Deric Wan's comeback drama, Myolie Wu's breakthrough role and Felix Lok's first major role from random support characters. It is billed as a major production from the makers of At the Threshold of an Era.

Synopsis

Ivan Ting Sin-boon (Gallen Lo) is orphaned at young age and was adopted by Ting Wing-pong (Paul Chun), the CEO of Gold Smith Group, a jeweller in Hong Kong. His real name is Chung Tin-yan and his family died in a ship wreck when he was a child coming to Hong Kong. Ivan grew up knowing the business ethics his father went through as he built his empire, which included smuggling and money laundering, but never got involved in the operations himself. No one knows of his true identity, not even his adopted mother and siblings.

On a trip to Perth, Australia, he meets Rachel Ching Tin-lam (Jessica Hsuan). After a few incidents, they are brought together. As they are about to begin a relationship together, Ivan is called back to Hong Kong due to one of his father's old business partners requesting help. During this incident, he gets into trouble with the law; he crosses paths with an undercover police officer, Chung Sau-hong (Deric Wan) who is out to put an end to their illegal operations. Ivan is soon arrested for what seems like an illegal transaction between himself and his father's old partner but in reality he simply gives money without actually taking the "goods". When he faces his case in court, the prosecutor is none other than Rachel. After clearing the misunderstandings, he manages to embark on a relationship with her.

However, in the middle of their relationship, Ivan is faced with more and more crises. On one hand, he believes he killed Law Kai-cheung (Kwok Fung) while trying to save his sister, Yan (Myolie Wu). On the other, he is constantly helping his family avoid legal prosecution due to their past. This puts a strain on their relationship.

Ivan's good friend, Sabrina Kwai Lai-fu (Anne Heung), who loves Ivan with all her heart, is constantly tormented by Jonathan Hung Pak-to (Shek Sau), his rival business partner. Jonathan steals a precious crown meant from Gold Smith and she is forced to make a sacrifice of sleeping with him to get it back. Eventually, Jonathan pushes her too far and she kills him. As a result, Ivan decides to fully give up his relationship with Rachel because of obligation to Sabrina.

When his father dies, he is left with a majority of the family fortune and is the principal stakeholder, making him CEO and Chair of Gold Smith. This upsets his second-uncle greatly. His younger brother Oscar, who studied in America, comes back to help in the family business despite initially hesitating and preferring to pursue a career in marine biology. Oscar accidentally hits someone with his car one day and their second uncle uses this incident to twist Oscar's mind into hating Ivan, initiating a power struggle between the two brothers that will lead to Ivan's true identity being revealed. Oscar is not pleased that a non-Ting member holds the ruling power in the company. Ivan agrees to allow Oscar to be the new CEO with a few stipulations.

Their second uncle continues to scheme, attempting to revert the company back into the money laundering scheme it used to be. Eventually Rachel goes out with Hong and he is revealed to be Ivan's younger brother who was thought to have died at sea. Sabrina leaves Ivan due to being constantly reminded of her time with Pak-to. Soon after, Ivan and Hong reconcile, leading to Ivan and Rachel's increased interaction once again. She starts to understand his complex life and realizes why he made the choices he made and how it burdens him so. Ivan's personality makes her realize who she truly loved and she reconsiders her relationship with Hong. Meanwhile, Oscar is driven further and further down the wrong path by their second uncle.

Eventually, Oscar realizes the error of his ways and Ivan regains control of Gold Smith, exposing their second uncle. Once he realizes his late-father's dream for the company, he is free to pursue his relation with Rachel once again. In the end, Ivan and Rachel live happily ever after in Perth.

Cast

Main cast

Gallen Lo as Ivan Ting
Deric Wan as Chung Sau-hong
Jessica Hsuan as Rachel Ching
Raymond Lam as Oscar Ting
Myolie Wu as Ting Sin-yan
Michelle Ye as Rain Ching
Tavia Yeung as Kiko Chung
Anne Heung as Sabrina Kwai
Paul Chun as Ting Wing-pong
Gigi Wong as Ebel Ting
Felix Lok as Ting Wing-tung
Kwok Fung Law Kai-cheung
Shek Sau as Jonathan Hung

Additional cast

Benz Hui as Henry Kam
Wilson Tsui as Jack Chiu
Lau Dan as Chung Wai-kuk
Lau Kong as Ching Choi-san
Patricia Liu as Moon
Ron Ng as Kwan Siu-chau
Carlo Ng as Sunny Leung
Power Chan as Szeto Kai

Cameos

Bernice Liu as Alice Yiu
Law Lok-lam as Howard Yiu
Leila Tong
Kenneth Ma as Doctor

Critics

Critics of this television series have spanned a long spectrum of opinions. Some regard it to be a spectacular production with classic value while others have whiplashed the series for its "unrealistic" characters. The lasting selflessness of the hero Ivan, as well as the incidental innocence displayed by some usually clever characters, does justify such criticism. However, the story as a whole was written in the spirit of romanticism, and true artists have not been able to dismiss its complex but excellently written plot, considering its genre.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Top 5
TVB Anniversary Awards 2002	My Favourite Actor in a Leading Role	Gallen Lo	Won	Entered
		Deric Wan	Nominated	—
		Raymond Lam	Nominated	—
	My Favourite Actress in a Leading Role	Jessica Hsuan	Nominated	Entered
	My Favourite Actress in a Leading Role	Anne Heung	Nominated	—
	My Favourite Vastly Improved Actor	Raymond Lam	Nominated
	My Favourite Vastly Improved Actress	Myolie Wu	Won
	My Favourite Vastly Improved Actress	Tavia Yeung	Nominated
	My Favourite On-Screen Partners (Dramas)	Gallen Lo, Jessica Hsuan	Nominated
		Gallen Lo, Anne Heung	Nominated
		Deric Wan, Jessica Hsuan	Nominated
	My Top Favourite Television Characters	Jessica Hsuan	Won
	My Top Favourite Television Characters	Gallen Lo	Won

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