C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri or New Endless Love (Chinese: 新不了情) is a 2008 series starring Fiona Sit and Aloys Chen based on an adaptation of the 1993 Hong Kong movie, also known as C'est la vie, mon chéri. Both the movie and the series are directed by Derek Yee.

C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri
新不了情
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byElla Chan
Directed byDerek Yee
StarringFiona Sit
Aloys Chen
Alex Fong
Candice Yu
Benz Hui
Opening theme新不了情 by
Jane Zhang
Ending theme我要如何不想他 by
Tsai Chin
Country of originHong Kong
China
Original languagesCantonese
Mandarin
No. of episodes29
Production
ProducersDerek Yee
Henry Fong
Production locationsHong Kong
Guangzhou, China
Running time45 mins
Production companyFilm Unlimited
Original release
NetworkJade
Release13 March (2008-03-13) –
22 April 2008 (2008-04-22)

Synopsis

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The story starts out with Kit and Mun being complete strangers. Kit breaks up with superstar Tracy after being with her for 5 years and moves out to live in a place called Yau Ma Tei. Kit becomes good friends with a neighbouring family (Mun's family) who sing every night in Temple Street for a living. As Tracy becomes more hateful of Kit and Mun, Kit and Mun develop a closer relationship every day unnoticed. With the audience having to wait impatiently for the two to get together, Kit makes a swift move at the end of episode 15 and kisses Mun on the lips for the first time.

Together, the couple go through a series of downfalls like Tracy stealing a song Kit wrote for Mun, Mun seeing her divorced father again, Ling leaving the family, and Kit rebonding with his mother. Just when Mun and Kit are closer than ever, fate turns against them. In episode 23, the two talk about marriage and right after a phone call where Mun told Kit not to buy an expensive wedding ring, Mun falls on the ground foreshadowing bone tumor will return to haunt her. Mun, once the strongest character in the story, loses her cheerfulness and optimism.

Cast

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Lau family

Cast Role Description
Alex Fong Lau Ho Wan
劉浩雲
Mun's father
Lum's father
Fan's husband
Oi's ex-boyfriend
Successful businessman
Candice Yu Lee Joi Oi
李再愛
Mun's mother
Kei Gor's girlfriend
Wen's ex-girlfriend
Singer
Chen Xiaoyi
陳小藝
Hui Pui Fan
許佩芬
Wen's wife
Lum's mother
Fiona Sit Lau Mun
劉敏
Kit's girlfriend
Oi's daughter
Wen's daughter
Singer
Benz Hui Lee Joi Sang
李再生
Mun's uncle
Oi's brother
Saxophone player
Lü Jie Man Siu Ling
萬少玲
Oi's non-biological sister
Singer
Chinese opera performer

Cheung family

Cast Role Description
Ken Wong
王凱韋
Cheung Siu Wa
張少華
Kit's brother
Aloys Chen Cheung Siu Kit
張少傑
Mun's boyfriend
Tracy's ex-boyfriend
Music & lyrics composer
Zhao Rong
趙榮
Pang Tsui Sai
彭翠茜
Kit's ex-girlfriend
Singer
Superstar
Elena Kong Ma Man Lai
馬文麗
Tracy's manager

Background Information

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The birth of Mun initially caused multiple problems for Oi. Right when Oi found she was pregnant, her spouse Wen announced his family has arranged for him to marry Fan. Realising she was not capable of raising Mun alone, Oi decided to let Wen and Fan take care of her. At the age of five, Mun was diagnosed with bone tumor. Chances of her surviving were critically low and Fan who was at that time pregnant, abandoned Mun. Giving up her career in the professional singing industry, Oi rebonded with Mun who miraculously recovered.

Kit grew up without a proper father and mother. His mother left the family to be with another man and being frustrated at that time, told Kit's father he is not Kit's real dad. Due to this reason, Kit was treated much harsher compared to his closest family member and brother, Wa. A DNA test later proved that Kit was in fact Wa's biological brother. Later Started a music school using his talents to compose and teach.

Theme song

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For the TV series, the theme song of the same name C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is sung by Jane Zhang,[1] while for the 1993 film it was sung by Taiwanese singer One-Fang.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Vsub_Jane Zhang - New Endless Love.mp4. YouTube.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 萬芳 Wan Fang【新不了情 New everlasting love】Official Music Video. YouTube.