The Conquest (TV series)

The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The series was jointly produced by Hong Kong's TVB and mainland China's CCTV under executive producers Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai. It was renamed to Legend of the Heroic Duo for the mainland China release, where it aired two episodes every night on Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV) from 6 June to 28 June 2006, totalling 49 episodes. In Hong Kong, The Conquest aired five days a week on the TVB Jade network from 18 December 2006 to 10 February 2007, totalling 42 episodes.

The Conquest
The Conquest intertitle
Genre	Historical drama
Developed by	Xun Yifeng Liang Bai
Written by	Lau Choi-wan
Directed by	Raymond Chai
Starring	Joe Ma Damian Lau Chen Kun Sonija Kwok
Opening theme	Zhengba Chuanqi (争霸传奇) performed by Chen Kun
Ending theme	Zhen Yongyuan (真永远) performed by Chen Kun
Composer(s)	Ben Li
Country of origin	Hong Kong China
Original language(s)	Cantonese (Hong Kong version) Mandarin (China version)
No. of episodes	42 (Hong Kong version) 49 (China version)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tommy Leung Raymond Chai
Producer(s)	Fei Yu
Production location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	TVB CCTV
Release
Original network	Jade ZJSTV
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	18 December 2006 (2006-12-18) – 10 February 2007 (2007-02-10)

The Conquest
TVB promotional poster
Traditional Chinese	爭霸
Simplified Chinese	争霸
Literal meaning	Power Struggle
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhēng Bà Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zang1 Baa3
Legend of the Heroic Duo
Traditional Chinese	爭霸傳奇
Simplified Chinese	争霸传奇
Literal meaning	Legend of the Power Struggle
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhēng Bà Chuán Qí Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zang1 Baa3 Zyun4 Kei4

Cast

• Joe Ma as King Fuchai of Wu
• Damian Lau as King Goujian of Yue
• Chen Kun as Fan Li
• Sonija Kwok as Xishi
• Power Chan as Wen Zhong
• Fan Zhiqi as Wu Zixu
• Feng Shaofeng as Crown Prince You of Wu
• Bonnie Xian as Princess Tengjue of Yue
• Li Ming as Bo Pi
• Xu Baixiao as Crown Prince Luying of Yue
• Lin Hai as Heyi, Queen of Yue
• Yan Qin as Zheng Dan
• Jia Ni as Meisi, Queen of Wu
• Zhuo Fan as Wang Sunluo
• Xian Yan as Yuenu
• Wang Yi as Wu Feng
• Pan Hong as King of Qi
• Fu Xinyin as Princess of Chen
• Liu Weihua as King Helü of Wu

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership, derived from the TVB Jade network ratings in Hong Kong.

	Week	Episode	Average points	Peaking points	References
1	December 18–22, 2006	1–5	25		[1]
2	December 25–29, 2006	6–10	25		[2]
3	January 1–5, 2007	11–15	27		[3]
4	January 8–12, 2007	16–20	28	30	[4]
5	January 15–19, 2007	21–25	28		[5]
6	January 22–26, 2007	26–30	28	29	[6]
7	January 29 – February 2, 2007	31–35	29	32	[7]
8	February 5–9, 2007	36–40	29		[8]
9	February 10, 2007	41–42	28	30	[9]

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)

• "Best Drama"
• "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Joe Ma)
• "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Power Chan)

See also

• The Rebirth of a King
• The Great Revival
• List of historical drama films of Asia

References

1. Week 1 Ratings
2. Week 2 Ratings
3. Week 3 Ratings
4. Week 4 Ratings
5. Week 5 Ratings
6. Week 6 Ratings
7. Week 7 Ratings
8. Week 8 Ratings
9. Finale Ratings

External links

• (in Chinese) TVB.com The Conquest official page on TVB's website
• (in Chinese) The Conquest on Sina.com