Heart of Greed
An abalone that has been passed on for generations. A legacy of a hundred million dollars that everybody wants a share. "Heart of Greed" is a story of a renowned sea-products retailer and a big traditional family, in which there are those who manage to endure to the end, those who consider themselves superior to everyone else, those who love and respect their brothers, those who seek every opportunity to fulfill their ambition, those who stay loyal to their beloved, and those who remain grateful for whatever they get. But when hatred is stirred up among the family, the family will inevitably break down...
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Tong Yan-Gai (Ha Yu) owns dried sea products and abalone store along with 31 shops for rental. He has a total net worth of HK$600 million. He is married to Ling Hau (Louise Lee), a rich man's daughter, and he also has a second wife called Wong Sau-Kam (Susanna Kwan), a former nurse who had previously taken care of Hau when she had cancer. Gai has 4 children: Tong Chi-On (Moses Chan), Tong Chi-Yat (Bosco Wong), and Tong Chi-Yan (Fala Chen) by Ling Hau and Tong Chi-Foon (Lai Lok-yi) by Wong Sau-Kam. Hau had not expected to survive her bout with cancer and wanted Kam to take care of her husband after she died, but she recovered. Kam thinks that she has no power in the family because she has no true status, as she is not legally married to Gai. She becomes a woman who instigates a range of petty acts that tend to come back to haunt her. She seeks the family fortune, and in order to do that, she causes trouble in the family.
1.Episode 1
09-04-200745mFollowing the death of Sheung Wan’s abalone tycoon TONG YAN-KAI, his descendants are to launch a legal battle for an estimated fortune of HK$600 million. TONG CHI-YAT is on the si...
2.Episode 2
10-04-200745mThe whole family has held a dinner for HAU to celebrate her birthday and her recovery, during which everyone has got a chance to try the “double head abalones”. Now that KAI has a...
3.Episode 3
11-04-200745mKAI has won a voucher for a free tour in the lucky draw. To enjoy a holiday with KAM, KAI offers to pay top-up fees for a cruise to Dubai, in the hope that HAU, who is prone to se...
4.Episode 4
12-04-200745mIn an attempt to approach KEI, YAN decides to take part in the cross-harbor swimming competition. Unfortunately she is injured by a jellyfish midway through the race and needs to b...
5.Episode 5
13-04-200745mHAU decides to hold her 35th wedding anniversary celebration in Hong Kong. The family of nine have a buffet dinner, following which ON and his siblings present HAU with a speciall...
6.Episode 6
16-04-200745mSUM is devastated by the insults flung at her. To prove her integrity, she not only pawns everything she has to repay part of the loan but also writes ON an IOU. KAM and LEI have...
7.Episode 7
17-04-200745mKAI wants to settle the argument between KAM and LEI through the help of PO but ends up offending him unwittingly. PO gets so angry with KAI that he decides to resign. PO is goin...
8.Episode 8
18-04-200745mThe goods left by TAK do not sell well, and to lend a hand to SUM, ON tries to learn some simple Filipino words from his Filipino friends so that he can help promote the sale among...
9.Episode 9
19-04-200745mPO asks KAM, who was not around when he was told off by HAU, out for tea. During their tea gathering, PO distorts what HAU says by claiming that she is going to give KAM a lesson....
10.Episode 10
20-04-200745mKAI has written a letter to ON describing how sad he is about the embezzlement. PO keeps on attacking ON for what he has done, thus adversely affecting the domestic harmony. YAN...
11.Episode 11
23-04-200745mPO attacks ON again, which irks YAT no end. YAT cannot bear to see ON suffer and eventually reveals that it is he who has taken HK$700,000 and that the money is used to help a fem...
12.Episode 12
24-04-200745mKAM goes to confide in PO, during which they bump into YAT and LAI. LAI looks very familiar to KAM. Out of curiosity, KAM decides to take a photo of LAI with her mobile phone. L...
13.Episode 13
25-04-200745mKAI asks YAT to put his wedding on hold but YAT insists on marrying LAI without any delay. YAT reveals his plan to hold a marriage ceremony in the United States, which irks KAI be...
14.Episode 14
26-04-200745mON seizes every opportunity to eat with SUM. He believes that his relationship with SUM is going really well. In order to punish KAM, HAU puts her at the far end of the dining ta...
15.Episode 15
27-04-200745mThe TONGS are about to meet LAI’s family but HAU has decided to exclude KAM from the dinner and needs her to stay at home. The two families have had a nice chat and the dinner end...
16.Episode 16
30-04-200745mKAI offers to give MEI over HK$2,000,000 as LAI’s betrothal gifts but MEI refuses to give in. MEI asks for three shop premises from the TONGS and emphasizes that she will not atte...
17.Episode 17
01-05-200745mYAT and LAI make a formal apology to PO. PO accepts their explanation and finally offers forgiveness to the couple. KAI and HAU go out for tea together, during which KAI suddenly...
18.Episode 18
02-05-200745mThe wealthy tycoon from South Africa CHAN KWOK-LIT decides to come to Hong Kong to see ON. KAI and LEI are so disturbed by the sudden appearance of UT-YING. After some considerat...
19.Episode 19
03-05-200745mPO keeps pestering KAI for an explanation. KAI cannot put up with his endless questioning and finally reveals the truth – KAI is in fact ON’s biological father. PO tries to appro...
20.Episode 20
04-05-200745mThe disclosure of ON’s identity has enraged KAM beyond all belief. KAM asks to split up with KAI but is stopped by HAU. HAU announces to the TONGS that she is heading for the Uni...
21.Episode 21
07-05-200745mSUM is worried that LEUNG may go to see his ex-girlfriend in secret. Later SUM finds out that it is just a misunderstanding and LEUNG has made his apology by sending her a bouquet...
22.Episode 22
08-05-200745mAlthough SUM has been trying hard to catch up in each of her saxophone lessons, she is advised to withdraw due to her lack of talent. ON reveals that he is an expert at playing th...
23.Episode 23
09-05-200745mHAU has completed the initial course of chemotherapy and is sent back home for recuperation. The CHEUKS have come to pay HAU a visit, during which MEI secretly urges LAI to move b...
24.Episode 24
10-05-200745mLAI would like to attend the funeral of her ex-father-in-law but is stopped by HAU. HAU points out to LAI that she should recognize and respect the feelings of everyone in the fam...
25.Episode 25
11-05-200745mYAT brings HAU to a shop premise, which is the proposed location of the to-be-established Tong Ki Abalone Restaurant. YAT has complete confidence in running the restaurant. KAI a...
26.Episode 26
14-05-200745mThe abalone restaurant is unlikely to be ready for opening on HAU’s birthday, which irks YAT a bit. PO tells YAT that LAI has met her ex-husband in secret. YAT goes to ask LAI fo...
27.Episode 27
15-05-200745mTAK reveals to ON that he has been hired as a ballroom dancing teacher. He asks ON for some pocket money, but is rejected. LEUNG brings HA to his new home to have a look. Having...
28.Episode 28
16-05-200745mON asks after LEUNG but SUM reveals that LEUNG has been so busy with work and that they have not seen each other for quite a while. SUM’s reply has shocked and worried ON deeply....
29.Episode 29
17-05-200745mSUM is shocked to discover that LEUNG is not at home. She calls LEUNG up and cannot help crying when speaking to him. But LEUNG is too busy flirting with HA that he does not real...
30.Episode 30
18-05-200745mKAM points out during the dinner that she and KAI have decided to postpone their wedding until three years later. The news comes as a huge relief to everyone in the family. KAM i...
31.Episode 31
21-05-200745mUnder the influence of SUM, LEUNG has sought to improve his relationship with his mother. HA asks LEUNG out for a chat, during which she reveals that she has already got into a ne...
32.Episode 32
22-05-200745mThe death of LEUNG’s mother has unwittingly brought about the reconciliation between LEUNG and SUM. With SUM by his side, LEUNG has calmed down a bit and begins to fall asleep. S...
33.Episode 33
23-05-200745mHA means to let SUM find out the truth. SUM is plunged into despair and asks to break up with LEUNG through SMS text messaging. After consultation with a solicitor, TAK comes to...
34.Episode 34
24-05-200745mAfter two years of peace, KAI suffers a stroke again and is sent to hospital for treatment. KAM grabs the opportunity and reveals to the TONGS that she has been married to KAI for...
35.Episode 35
25-05-200745mSUM is going to be confronted with HEI, an extremely experienced lawyer who has defeated LEUNG four times in a row. SUM feels a lot of pressure and has completely lost confidence...
36.Episode 36
28-05-200745mKAI is sent to hospital again. KAM and PO come to pay KAI a visit, during which KAM offers to withdraw her request for a divorce. SUM would like to represent a mentally-ill defen...
37.Episode 37
29-05-200745mSUM is astonished to hear that LEUNG is involved in a car accident. She hurries to the hospital at once but by the time she arrives, LEUNG has already passed away. Among the thin...
38.Episode 38
30-05-200745mYAT would like to set up a number of chain restaurants, which is however opposed by LEI. KAI suffers a stroke again and KAM arrives at the hospital soon afterwards. Not long afte...
39.Episode 39
31-05-200745mDesperate for the family fortune, KAM decides to bring the matter to court. Knowing that KAM has resorted to legal action, ON turns to SUM for help. SUM has brought together a te...
40.Episode 40
01-06-200745mYAT states in court that KAI was in a state of confusion after suffering a stroke. According to YAT, KAI had mixed up two traditional Chinese festivals and asked to have a bite of...
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