The Drive of Life


The Drive of Life is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.
The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile, as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe". This film ties with TVB drama "War and Beauty" for the record of having the most "TVB Best Actress" winners, where Charmaine Sheh, Jessica Hsuan, Myolie Wu and Sheren Tang won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 2006/2014, 1999, 2011, and 2009/2010.
Astro On Demand, Astro's video on demand service, starts with the series premiere.

Synopsis

Wah Man-hon, Wah Man-hung and Wah Man-shek were all born in Beijing. As a result of the massive political upheaval and the profound misunderstanding among them, the three brothers have fallen out and now live separately in Hong Kong, Beijing and Vancouver respectively.
Man-hon's business goes down the pan in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis. The only saving grace is that members of the Wah family from around the world, including Man-hon's son Wah Chun-bong and Hung's son Wah Chun-man, can finally put their prejudice aside and become reconciled with one another. To realize the century-old dream of the family, they decide to work together to develop the local automobile industry.
After ten years of struggle, the Wahs have established its own brand of automobile – a brand the whole Chinese nation is proud of. They make a significant and ongoing contribution to China's automobile industry for they believe that only cars of our own will take us to a better future.

Cast

Main cast

Wah family
CastRoleDescription
Damian LauWah Man-hon
華文翰		Age 52 to 65
Wah Ching-yu and Wah Chun-bong's father.
Hui Chaam-yan's husband.
Wah Man-hung and Wah Man-sek's elder brother.
Gigi WongHui Chaam-yan
許湛恩		Age 47 to 60
Wah Ching-yu and Wah Chun-bong's mother.Wah Man-hon's wife
Jessica HsuanWah Ching-yu
華清瑜		Wah Man-hon and Hui Chaam-yan's daughter
Ngai Wing-biu's girlfriend later wife
Wah Chun-bong's elder sister
Raymond LamWah Chun-bong
華振邦		Age 27 to 40
Wah Man-hon and Hui Chaam-yan's son
Fong Bing-yi's ex-boyfriend.
Wing Sau-fung's boyfriend later husband
Wah Ching-yu's younger brother
Liao JingshengWah Man-hung
華文鴻		Age 48 to 60
Feng ShaofengWah Chun-man
華振民		Age 24 to 37 Fong Bin-yi's husband
Michael MiuWah Man-sek
華文碩		Age 42 to 55
Sheren TangWang Siu-fun
汪紹芬		Age 38 to 51
Toby LeungWah Ching-lam
華清琳		Age 18 to 31
Lau KongWang Ching-kwok
汪政國		Age 65
Power ChanWang Siu-leung
汪紹良		Age 34 to 47

Ng family
CastRoleDescription
Benz HuiNgai Ling-tai
危令泰
Mary HonLo Ho-yuet
盧皓月
Joe MaNgai Wing-biu
危永標		Age 27 to 40
Ron NgNgai Gai-keung
危介強		Age 20 to 33
Lawrence Ng Wai-kwokNgai Tin-hang
危天行		Age 44 to 54

Wing family
CastRoleDescription
Wong Chik-samWing Sau-fung's father
Maggie ChanWai Cheung-ping
衞長萍		Age 47 to 53
Charmaine ShehWing Sau-fung
榮秀風		Age 26 to 39

Fong family
CastRoleDescription
Lai SuenChing Tai-tie
錢帶娣
Lee Kwok-lunFong Yiu-chong
方耀忠
Myolie WuFong Bing-yi
方秉怡		Age 24 to 37
Jeffrey Wong-

Other cast

Wah Git Automobile Corporation (Hua-Zhe)

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Viewership ratings

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards