Divine Retribution (世紀之戰) is a TV drama series broadcast by ATV in Hong Kong on 11 September 2000.[1] The series is supposed to be a sequel to TVB's 1992 series The Greed of Man, and was initially called (大時代2000), literally "Greed of Man 2000".[2][3] Part of the reason for the name change (Chinese + English) was said to be due to legal rights disputes.[4] Douban reviews have suggested that the sequel to a TVB series being adopted by a rival channel ATV was actually not a major controversy.[1]
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 VCD cover | |
| Genre | Financial thriller Drama |
| Created by | Wai Ka-fai |
| Written by | Yau Nai-hoi Tai Tak-kwong Shek Hoi-ting Yip Tin-shing Ho Wing-nin |
| Directed by | Tam Long-cheung Lau Chun-ming Leung Yan-chuen Yip Chiu-yee Lau Chi-fu |
| Starring | Sean Lau Adam Cheng Amy Kwok Ben Wong Xu Jinglei Alice Chan Anders Nelsson Belinda Hamnett Kristal Tin |
| Opening theme | Passerby of the Great Era (大時代過客) by Adam Cheng |
| Ending theme | How Much Fame and Wealth (名利有幾多) by Adam Cheng |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Wai Ka-fai |
| Running time | 45 minutes each episode |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ATV Home |
| Release | 11 September – 3 November 2000 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 世紀之戰 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 世纪之战 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "The Battle of the Century" | ||||||||||
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Synopsis
editThe series takes place in the future year of 2003, where the stock market has created financial crisis that caused complete chaos in the Asia pacific regions. Ting Yeh (Adam Cheng) and Fong San-hap (Sean Lau) now renew their battle and continue where they left off.[5]
Characters
editThe roles by Sean Lau and Adam Cheng are mainly unchanged from the previous series despite the name change. Other characters from The Greed of Man were portrayed by different actors cast by ATV, while Amy Kwok, who had a role in The Greed of Man, portrays a different character in this series.
Fong family
edit| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Lau | Fong San-hap (方新俠) |
A stock market genius who made most of his fortune during the 1990s stock market showdown against the Ting family. |
Ting family
edit| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Cheng | Ting Yeh (丁野) |
A brute who has escaped from prison to avenge his family |
| Lawrence Yan (甄志強) | Ting Yat-yeh (丁一野) |
Ting family's oldest son |
| Andrew Yuen (袁文傑) | Ting Yee-yeh (丁二野) |
Ting family's 2nd son |
| Chun Kai-wai (秦啟維) | Ting Sam-yeh (丁三野) |
Ting family's 3rd son |
Others
edit| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Kwok | Cheung Keung (張強) |
A therapist who is in charge of Ting Yeh. She used to be Fong San-hap's primary school classmate and they start a relationship after reuniting. |
| Ben Wong | Chun Tou-tin (秦滔天) |
Fong San-hap's assistant and mentee. He handles the company when Fong is away. |
| Xu Jinglei | Yuen Siu-mui (阮少梅) |
Fong San-hap's spouse. She is sweet, down-to-earth, pure and faithful, but extremely frugal in spending. |
| Siu-kuk (少菊) |
A woman resembling Siu-mui who was sent by Chun Tou-tin to spy on Fong San-hap. | |
| Alice Chan | Ching Hei-man (程希文) |
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| Cecilia Lai (黎思嘉) | Shek Leung-chan (石良真) |
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| Anders Nelsson | Seth (賽斯) |
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| Belinda Hamnett | Cheng Miu-miu (鄭妙妙) |
Fong San-hap's love interest. |
| Kristal Tin | Kei Siu-kwan (祈少軍) |
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| Kenneth Chan | Au-yeung Wai-lun (歐陽瑋倫) |
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| Susan Tse | Professor Lam (林教授) |
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| Cheung Yeung (宗揚) | Frankie | |
| Lam Nai-chung (林乃忠) | Lei Ka-shing (利家誠) |
A spoof of Li Ka-shing |
| Cheung Yip-cyun (張頁川) | Kwok Ying-zung (郭英中) |
A spoof of Henry Fok |
| Wong Man-zi (王文治) | Ho San (何新) |
A spoof of Stanley Ho |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "《世紀之戰》——回頭是岸 (世纪之战 评论)". Movie.douban.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "影迷情琛—— 追劇". News.hkheadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Laughing Gor". Ent.sina.com.hk. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "倪學網". Wiselypuzzle.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "ATV Divine Retribution；亞洲電視 世紀之戰". Hkatv.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-10.