Chinese: 幕後大老爺
English: Man In Charge
Genre: Ancient/Comedy
Episodes: 20
Country: Hong Kong [TVB]
Year: 2009
I watched one disc [5 episodes] a day!
Its was very nice to watch this serial
Although In the beginning I wasn't so like the cast!
But I must say It changed when I finished it!
You will hate Matthew, but love Kenneth, Kate & Leila!
I'm not so fans of Kate!
I really think her acting is sucks! And its still like that!
Its her voice I think. I can't stand her non acceptable voice!
And I like ancient serials so I think its better than modern.
But other side I like her very much in here! But not good enough to like her to watch more serials of her. Maybe The Four!
Also not really like Kenneth, but better and more than Kate.
Most of his roles are really NOT for me, but maybe because I didn't watch so many of his serial. Well Like him in Into Thin Air ^^
Maybe I have to watch more from him. Also The Four [Selena Li ^^]
Well maybe is that my next serial, because didn't make a choice yet ^^
Most Favo casting is Leila!
Do you think her role is bigger than Kate? Or on the same line?
Well on the same line I think, because she didn't appear in some episodes and so do Kate!
I really don't understand why she's always second lead? Is she not good enough for a main role? Well I hope really she got it in the future!
Waiting and really Waiting for her next serial Pillow Case of Mystery II [second leader again]
Matthew first big big role next to Kenneth, but what kind of role!
You will really hate him if you see him in here!
But other side I will say he did a great job!
Summary:
Master Dai Yau Kong is skilled in training official advisor for government. He helps his foster son Chow Bing obtain a job in officialdom. Bing is a resourceful young man but he holds fast to his own beliefs. He finds all the rules and practices of the officials intolerable so he stays idle all the time. Sometimes he goes tavern to have fun and he falls into the adorable owner Chong Siu Han. His wife Chiu Yuk Hing becomes green-eyed monster and never stays in settlement with him.
Yau Kong recommends Bing to work as an advisor to the new government official Shum Kwan Pok. Bing and Kwan Pok become good friends as time goes by. One day, Bing accidentally discovers that his respectful master Yau Kong is actually the father of Kwan Pok. In order to protect himself, Kwan Pok starts making use of Yuk Hing to eliminate Bing. Bing is shocked to realize that his wife is in fact a spy dispatched by Imperial
Cast:
Kenneth Ma - Chow Ping
Matthew Ko - Shum Kwan Pok
Kate Tsui - Chiu Yuk Hing / Siu Hon
Leila Tong - Chong Siu Han
Gordon Liu - Dai Yau Kong
Lau Kong - Shum Cheung Lun
Yvonne Ho - Yam Fei Yin
Ram Tseung - Pat Yuk Long
Brian Wong - Cheung Mo Mak
Lam Ying Hung - Lee Tin Heung
Wong Ching - Lien Cheung Sing
Joel Chan - Emperor
Kwok Fung - Uncle No 14.
Ben Wong - Yim Kor
Kara Hui - Ching Dai Leung/Wan Yee
Fiona Yuen - Ching Ying Ying
Jimmy Au - Dit Yee
Wong Seu Dak - Chow Yat Ching
Kong Hong - Hung Hing Laam
Lo Tan Sun - Wong Ting
Lee Kwok Lun - Tiew Pang Fai
Love:
Chiu Yuk Hing
Siu Han
Chow Bing
Yuk Hing & Chow Bing [Spouse]
Siu Han & Chow Bing [Spouse]
Siu Han, Chow Bing & Yuk Hing [Triangle]
Siu Han & Pat Yuk Long [Rivals]
Yuk Hing, Chow Ping, Mo Mak, Tin Heung [Family]
Hate:
Kwan Pok
Theme:
Man Behind the Scene by Kenneth Ma and Matthew Ko
Rating: 8.2
Memorable Scene:
- Yuk Hing saved Chow Bing, but sacrifice her on life! This was one of the best and touching scene of the whole serial!
- Where Chow Bing found out that his wife is a spy! But Yuk Hing really love him!
- Daydreaming from Chow Bing about Siu Han & Yuk Hing
- The golf matches between Siu Han & Pat Yuk Long. Especially the last one where Yuk Hing hit the winning ball
- The perfect trap of Chow Bing to make Kwan Pok fell into it! He deserve it! Oh I hate him so much in here!
Credits: TVB.com, en.wikipedia.com, wiki.d-addicts.com]
