The Day of Days (TV series)

The Day of Days is a 2013 Hong Kong television period-drama serial produced by TVB under producer Leung Choi-yuen. The serial premiered on Monday, 21 January 2013 on Jade and HD Jade, and ran for 20 episodes.

The Day of Days
初五啟市錄
The Day of Days official poster
GenrePeriod drama
Comedy-drama
Written byChan Ching-yee
StarringSunny Chan
Sonija Kwok
Raymond Wong Ho-yin
Lin Xiawei
Matt Yeung
Patrick Tang
Mak Cheung-ching
Cilla Kung
Theme music composerYip Siu-chung
Opening theme"The Inspiring Memo of a Fai-Chun" (揮春啓示錄) by FAMA
Country of originHong Kong
Original language(s)Cantonese
No. of episodes19
Production
Producer(s)Leung Choi-yuen
Production location(s)Hong Kong
Camera setupMulti camera
Production company(s)TVB
Release
Original networkTVB Jade
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original release21 January –
15 February 2013
Chronology
Preceded byFriendly Fire
Followed byReality Check
External links
Website
The Day of Days
The Day of Days intertitle
Traditional Chinese初五啟市錄
Simplified Chinese初五启市录
Literal meaning"Record of Fifth Day Opening"

Synopsis

Simple and honest Sung Lai-wo (Sunny Chan) is a close relative to the Tong family – a noble clan of Xiguan. The gangster So Fei (Raymond Wong Ho-yin) deliberately flatters him in order to gain profits from the new dock run by Lai-wo; but Lai-wo is merely an idler of the Tong family, and the one at the helm is actually a pre-eminent businesswoman in Guangzhou and the eldest daughter of the Tong family – Tong Nga-wun (Sonija Kwok). She is not only very skilful in taking advantage of various situations, but also bold and resolute at work. However, she sacrifices her youth to take care of her family business, above which she has even spoiled her sister – Tong Nga-man (Lin Xiawei). Nga-man, with a rebellious temperament, deliberately fools around with So Fei so as to irritate Nga-wun. While the Tong family is leading a befuddled life, the valiant mayor of Guangzhou – Wong Kai-yiu (Law Lok-lam), is shot by accident, creating a furore among the city. Lai-wo is then appointed as the mayor of Guangzhou. Seizing the opportunity at the mayoral inauguration ceremony on the fifth day of the first lunar month, forces of evil and people from all circles that have been dormant for a while turn out in full strength to wreak havoc.[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast
  • Sonija Kwok as Tong Nga-wun (唐雅媛) – the intelligent eldest daughter of the Tong family, a socially prominent family living in the wealthy Xiguan district of Guangzhou. She is the chairman of her family's business, Yip Wo Hong.
  • Raymond Wong Ho-yin as So Fei (蘇飛) – the has-been leader of a has-been gang in Guangzhou.
  • Sunny Chan as Sung Lai-wo (宋禮和) – a blood-unrelated member of the Tong family. A movie buff, Lai-wo often spends long days watching films in the cinema. Lai-wo has excellent memory retaining and observation skills.
  • Lin Xiawei as Tong Nga-man (唐雅文) – Nga-wun's younger sister.
  • Mat Yeung as Wong Tsan-bong (汪振邦) – a minister of the Guangzhou government.

Supporting cast
  • Tracy Ip as Ng Mei-fung (吳美鳳) – a con artist.
  • Eric Li as Man Chi-mo (文志摩) – a spy.
  • Cheung Kwok-keung as Tong Pak-nin (唐百年) – Nga-wun's uncle.
  • Patrick Tang as Tong Shiu-yip (唐紹業) – Pak-nin's son, and the only male heir of the Tong family.
  • Ching Hor-wai as Tong Yuk-hing (唐玉卿) – Pak-nin's older sister.
  • Cilla Kung as So Fun (蘇芬) – the younger sister of So Fei.
  • Mimi Chu as Mak Tai-ching (麥大青) – So Fei and So Fun's mother.
  • Helen Ma as Wong Mei-ling (汪美玲)
  • Law Lok-lam as Wong Kai-hiu (汪繼堯)

Viewership ratings
WeekEpisodesDateAverage PointsPeaking Points
101－0521–25 January 20132528
206－1028 January – 1 February 201325
311－154–8 February 201324
416－2011–15 February 20132429

Production

An internal costume fitting was held on 6 September 2012 at TVB City[2] The blessing ceremony was held on 21 September 2012 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City.[3]

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gollark: I see. This definitely seems broader than common definitions in use then.
gollark: And I don't think it'll be shifted significantly by being able to deal with that kind of rare event much better as much as... blind luck, happening to have had relevant opportunities, social skills and intelligence.
gollark: Evolutionary fitness is also not the same as physical fitness.
gollark: That's plausible I guess, but it's possible that many of those could have been avoided (and your definition would count this as "fitness", even). I'm pretty sure it's still less common than, well, other day to day bad things.

References
  1. "New Drama – The Day of Days". TVBI. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "Costume Fitting".
  3. "Blessing Ceremony".
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