The Gem of Life
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
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The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.
1.Episode 1
20-10-200845mFamous artiste manager HONG NGA YIN successfully helps her artiste SO MAN to get the ticket for a mega fashion show in town. However, the rich woman HONG NGA SZ tries hard to preve...
2.Episode 2
21-10-200845mAfter a body check, the doctor wants YAU to carry out a rectum check and YAU agrees. After separating with KEI, TUNG stays in YIN’s home. YIN encourages TUNG to work with her. SZ l...
3.Episode 3
22-10-200844mYIN learns from TIM that YAU has met OSCAR privately. She blames YAU for misunderstanding her and YAU is shocked. The staff CHEONG has disappeared when delivering diamonds. WO susp...
4.Episode 4
23-10-200845mYAU YAT TUNG, yacht expert who manages NAM’s yacht, meets SING accidentally after having dinner with some chef friends. SING used to learn cooking in the same chef school with TUNG...
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5.Episode 5
24-10-200844mYEUNG learns from TAK that the jewellery shop they wanted to purchase has been taken over already. YAU finds that YEUNG is worrying about something. While trying to question him, Y...
6.Episode 6
27-10-200845mKAU has disappeared. SZ tries to borrow money from her rich housewives friends for renting a helicopter to search for KAU above the sea. However, all the rich housewives refuse to...
7.Episode 7
28-10-200844mAfter accompanying SZ to search for her husband for a whole day, TUNG falls asleep on the sofa. TUNG wakes up later to find that SZ is missing. While trying to search for SZ, YIN m...
8.Episode 8
29-10-200845mYAU enters the hospital. YIN visits her and she finds that TIM has visited her already but he didn’t reveal to YAU that they have separated with each other. TUNG is trapped on the...
9.Episode 9
30-10-200845mKAI FAT, the owner of a newsstand in Mongkok, hates TAK’s jewellery shop very much and he behaves strangely all the time. YEUNG visits his daughter. He plans to work in the jewelle...
10.Episode 10
31-10-200844mSING meets his ex-classmate from the chef school. His classmate blames him for making use of TUNG and TUNG has been arrested by the police in Qingdao. SING suddenly changes his sch...
11.Episode 11
03-11-200845mYIN and SZ arrive at home coincidentally to question YAU but YAU is not there. They later discover that YAU has her own reasons. In order to gain the chance for collaboration with...
12.Episode 12
04-11-200845mSZ is interested in a man called TIN YUI who runs a hotel. However, she discovers that TUNG is happily discussing art related stuffs with YUI and she is upset. SZ helps YEE during...
13.Episode 13
05-11-200844mTUNG is trapped in the office and she could not return to the banquet. SZ gains the chance to dance with YUI during the banquet. When TAK delivers his welcome speech, FAT comes to...
14.Episode 14
06-11-200845mNAM plays tricks during the land auction to bring up the price. MAN has no choice but to purchase the land in high price. An oil tanker collapses in Indonesia. FUNG and TING have b...
15.Episode 15
07-11-200844mFAT stops CHING from talking to TUNG but TUNG suddenly returns. YAT TUNG and others help to cover up the truth for FAT. KEI meets MAN and his 3rd mistress MAN WAI. He gains the cha...
16.Episode 16
10-11-200844mYIN reports to SING that the person in charge would be pleased to release the concert venue if they could invite the famous ex-singer IP FEI to be on stage again and SING accepts t...
17.Episode 17
11-11-200844mSZ resigns and YAU supports her. SZ applies for a job at TING’s PR firm and she even hides in the toilet to wait for TING. TUNG’s client Mr. KAM forgets to take his wedding ring. T...
18.Episode 18
12-11-200845mTAK visit TSU FOOK and learns that WING has written a statement to give up his shares but this statement is currently kept in South Africa. TAK decides to search for the statement...
19.Episode 19
13-11-200845mTAK wins the case by providing WING’s statement to the court. TUNG moves back to home and she apologizes to YAU sincerely. FAT loses the case. SING decides to stop supporting him f...
20.Episode 20
14-11-200845mWAI throws SZ’s pearl to the pool. SZ tries hard to search for it in the pool and she nearly drowns. Luckily, FUNG rescues her on time. MING meets up with SING and NAM’s subordinat...
21.Episode 21
17-11-200845mSZ returns from a 2-week business trip and TING is very satisfied with her performance. NAM tries to hide away from his father and he meets TUNG on the street accidentally. They go...
22.Episode 22
18-11-200844mYIN and SING spend a romantic night together. In the morning, YIN tries to prepare breakfast for SING but a woman arrives at SING’s place to look for him. YIN is very upset about i...
23.Episode 23
19-11-200845mSZ reveals the truth to WO and WO is heart-broken. TAK invites TUNG to work in their jewellery design team and TUNG says that she needs to consider it. LING practices car racing on...
24.Episode 24
20-11-200845mSZ meets LING and she tries to embarrass her. During their conversation, LING discovers that SZ is dating with FUNG. FUNG invites SZ to a fashion show in Paris and SZ is overjoyed....
25.Episode 25
21-11-200844mTUNG attends a job interview at NAM’s company. NAM decides to hire her immediately but TUNG says that she needs to think about it. LING visits NAM and she is not pleased to find TU...
26.Episode 26
24-11-200845mYIN ensures YAT TUNG that she will keep his secret. SING agrees to have YAT TUNG back but YAT TUNG plans to leave. YIN tries hard to encourage him and YAT TUNG agrees to stay event...
27.Episode 27
25-11-200844mWO’s younger brother TAI CHUEN returns after graduating from Italy. WO arranges a job interview for him. CHUEN is very sociable and he gains favorable comments from everybody durin...
28.Episode 28
26-11-200845mTUNG is assigned to work as NAM’s secretary and she suddenly receives a call from a woman. This woman claims that she is NAM’s ex-girlfriend and she just discovered that she is HIV...
29.Episode 29
27-11-200845mTSUN starts working in the jewellery factory. He invites his brother and YEUNG to a celebration dinner. YEUNG meets CHI KAU on the way and they fight with each other. While TSUN dr...
30.Episode 30
28-11-200845mLING, WO and TSUN are assigned to the same team in the entrepreneur contest. In the first round of the contest, TING gives 50 thousand dollars to each team and asks them to earn as...
31.Episode 31
01-12-200845mNAM and TUNG become lovers eventually. NAM kisses TUNG openly and TUNG worries that the media will report their relationship to the public. SZ dines with her family members and her...
32.Episode 32
02-12-200845mSZ sends in her resignation to TING and she reveals that she only wants a simple wedding. TING appreciates her thoughtfulness. FUNG asks SING out for dinner. He wants to know if SI...
33.Episode 33
03-12-200845mLING is enraged for WO has slaps her on the face. In order to maintain a friendly relationship with LING, TSUN agrees to be punished by LING and he drinks heavily to please her. LI...
34.Episode 34
04-12-200845mYEUNG praises FUNG for organizing a nice wedding ceremony. However, FUNG suddenly learns that the Commercial Crime Bureau has arrested NAM. LING is jealous of SZ so she tells SZ th...
35.Episode 35
05-12-200844mYAU discovers that TUNG is seeing NAM secretly. While scolding TUNG angrily, YAU suddenly collapses. NAM gets no feedback from TUNG and he decides to concentrate on his work. FUNG...
36.Episode 36
08-12-200844mAfter considering TUNG’s feeling, NAM decides to move back to his home and accepts SZ as his stepmother. SZ successfully joins Lai Kwan Society, a charity society organized by the...
37.Episode 37
09-12-200844mYAU witnesses the traffic accident and she is deeply shocked. She is suddenly inspired and she decides not to stop TUNG from seeing NAM. The entrepreneur contest approaches the fin...
38.Episode 38
10-12-200845mLING has made wrong investment decision and she loses a lot of money. TSUN is destined to be the final winner. On the night before the last day of the contest, LING invites TSUN fo...
39.Episode 39
11-12-200845mYEUNG discovers that the unit he rented was purchased by FUNG. He therefore invites SZ and FUNG for dinner. He reveals that he will accept FUNG’s help but he wants to pay the marke...
40.Episode 40
12-12-200845mYIN learns that NAM has convinced RICHARD to collaborate with him and she reports the case to SING. SING has carried out thorough investigation on RICHARD and he asks YIN to inform...
41.Episode 41
15-12-200845mTUNG and NAM go to Paris for their honeymoon. NAM suddenly needs to leave for work and TUNG travels around by herself. TUNG meets LING in a salon and LING tries to embarrass her on...
42.Episode 42
16-12-200845mMAN tells KEI that the Qingtao development plan is not going smooth because of the new environmental protection law introduced by the government. He has decided to terminate the co...
43.Episode 43
17-12-200845mTUNG questions NAM if he has arranged the attack. NAM finds that TUNG doesn’t trust him at all and he leaves home angrily. SHARON finds NAM drunk on the street and she tries to tak...
44.Episode 44
18-12-200845mFUNG flies to Qingtao to stop NAM from fighting with MAN but NAM blames FUNG for being chicken-hearted. On the next day, both SING and NAM are ready to compete for the sewerage pro...
45.Episode 45
19-12-200844mTAK disappears suddenly and the police try to question everyone around him. TUNG meets FAT accidentally and they talk with each other. TUNG believes that FAT didn’t kidnap TAK. The...
46.Episode 46
22-12-200844mKEI tries to get close to YEUNG voluntarily by inviting him to dinner gathering and boating. TUNG and SZ return to their home for dinner. They have reconciled with each other. Infl...
47.Episode 47
23-12-200844mThe ICAC carries out investigation on MAN’s company and the company’s stock price drops. SING is also affected by the case since he has purchased MAN’s company shares. YEUNG loses...
48.Episode 48
24-12-200844mThe stock price of MAN’s company keeps dropping because of some negative news and MAN tries hard to think of the countermeasures. In order to maintain his business, SING sells his...
49.Episode 49
25-12-200844mKEI brings YEUNG to the fund managers’ gambling gathering. They get no insider’s tips from the gathering but YEUNG loses a lot of money and KEI has to pay the debt for him. WO disc...
50.Episode 50
26-12-200845mThe TV reporter announces that TING is seriously ill. FUNG asks NAM to attend the contract signing ceremony for their joint venture plan with MAN but NAM rejects. TING meets up wit...
51.Episode 51
29-12-200845mMAN calls for a dinner gathering but all the tycoons refuse to go with excuses. MAN is upset and he decides to go to WAI’s home for some consolation. However, he is shocked to meet...
52.Episode 52
30-12-200844mCHING discovers that SING still misses YIN and YIN declares to CHING that she has no feelings on SING anymore. YAT TUNG invites SING for a drink. SING tells YAT TUNG that he treats...
53.Episode 53
31-12-200845mFUNG invites TING to join hand together in obtaining the Vietnam infrastructure project but TING rejects him. SING gets married with CHING and they come back to Hong Kong. In order...
54.Episode 54
01-01-200945mCHING suddenly visits YIN and she complains that SING has been concentrating fully on his work after marriage. FUNG meets NAM and he reminds him to keep a distance from LING but NA...
55.Episode 55
02-01-200945mIn order to pay the debts, YEUNG starts working as an escort at a casino cruise. YAU learns that YEUNG is arrested because he is suspected to be a usurer. YAU is very angry and YIN...
56.Episode 56
05-01-200945mTING reveals to TSUN that she knows what he is thinking. TSUN worries that he will be fired… Surprisingly, TING agrees to collaborate with FUNG. She even suggests to have TSUN hand...
57.Episode 57
06-01-200945mYAU is arrested and she claims that she has caused the traffic accident. YIN visits SZ at the hospital and learns about the truth of the accident. KEI invites FUNG for dinner. KEI...
58.Episode 58
07-01-200945mNAM decides to look for TUNG in Tibet. TUNG meets FAT accidentally on the street and they chat with each other happily. NAM finally arrives at Tibet. He asks TUNG out and TUNG acce...
59.Episode 59
08-01-200944mFUNG appears at the shareholder’s meeting and their stock price rises immediately. TSUN blames SING for misleading him to withdraw from the Vietnam project but SING mocks him in re...
60.Episode 60
09-01-200945mTUNG returns to Hong Kong finally and she decides to work in YEUNG’s jewellery shop. YAU and YEUNG are relieved to learn about her decision. Mrs MAK is the mother of the one who di...
61.Episode 61
12-01-200944mSZ visits the psychiatrist and the psychiatrist asks her to bring FUNG there for treatments. FUNG has been staying home for the past 2 years and SZ helps him execute his decisions....
62.Episode 62
13-01-200945mFAT tries to return the ring to TUNG but he is scolded by YAU while TUNG is away from home. TUNG is not back for the whole night and everybody is very worried. TUNG is safe but she...
63.Episode 63
14-01-200945mWhile discussing some business matters with TAK, WO discovers Mrs MAN’s jewellery. TAK explains that MAN wants to put up some of his jewelleries for auction. TSUN suggests investin...
64.Episode 64
15-01-200945mSING learns that LING is sent to the hospital. Uncle CHIU is going to sell his shares to SING and the suspect is Uncle CHIU’s son SAMSON. SING tries to contact Uncle CHIU but fails...
65.Episode 65
16-01-200945mKEI meets up with SZ and he reiterates that he will carry out his promise to offer SZ the company he purchased earlier. LING starts working at TSUN’s company. YIN is puzzled for FU...
66.Episode 66
19-01-200945mSZ tells FUNG that YAU is sick and she goes out at late night. FUNG realizes that she was telling lies and he accuses her for committing adultery. YIN steps in and reveals to FUNG...
67.Episode 67
20-01-200945mYAT TUNG discovers that YIN is investigating NORMAN’s death in Philippines secretly… CHING reveals to YIN that she has tried all means to stop SING. She asks YIN not to take SING a...
68.Episode 68
21-01-200945mYAU worries that she is sick and she visits the doctor for body check with YEUNG. SZ works really hard for FUNG but FUNG misconceives that she is fighting against his trusted staff...
69.Episode 69
22-01-200945mFUNG is died and MAN asks LING to get close to TSUN. TSUN discovers that WO suddenly leaves the hospital without finishing his treatments for he wants to console SZ and he scolds W...
70.Episode 70
23-01-200945mTSUN and LING go to the hospital together to pick up WO. TSUN reminds LING to take the initiative in dating WO and LING doesn’t know how to answer him. FAT is taking a diamond-grad...
71.Episode 71
26-01-200944mYAU is determined to cure her illness and YEUNG starts practicing video recording for her. YAU is deeply touched and she reveals to YEUNG why she wants to expand the company. TUNG...
72.Episode 72
27-01-200945mFAT is transferred to the head office again. TAK is on business trip and WO promises to take good care of FAT. However, the police suddenly arrive… SING continues to spend YIN’s mo...
73.Episode 73
28-01-200945mDuring breakfast, SING asks YIN to continue acting as a CEO and he will plan everything behind the scene. TUNG learns from YIN that NAM might be causing the police investigation on...
74.Episode 74
29-01-200945mNot realizing that FAT is caught in a traffic accident, YIN suggests FAT’s friend to set up their business in China and she will help FAT stow away. YEUNG accompanies TAK to the ho...
75.Episode 75
30-01-200945mLING goes to visit WO but WO is not at home. TSUN tells LING that WO is suffering from retinal detachment and he needs to have an operation soon. In the evening, SZ goes to visit W...
76.Episode 76
02-02-200945mYIN becomes the CEO for the new company. YAT TUNG and other old staffs start to plan for SING’s return. WO’s operation is successful and TSUN picks him up from the hospital. TSUN i...
77.Episode 77
03-02-200945mAfter all the incidents, TUNG realizes that she still has feelings on NAM but she tries to keep a distance from him for she doesn’t know what’s in his mind. SZ is under great stres...
78.Episode 78
09-02-200945mDuring SHUN’s funeral, YAT TUNG discovers that YIN is working at office. He persuades YIN to attend the funeral but YIN rejects him for she has a lot of works to do. He then asks S...
79.Episode 79
10-02-200945mYAT TUNG learns that NAM’s company is going to get the North New Territories project but YIN is confident that she could win the case for SING. YIN meets up with SZ and she suggest...
80.Episode 80
11-02-200945mSING meets up with TSUN while NAM has been invited for an investigation by the Commercial Crime Bureau. TUNG visits SZ to speak for NAM. SZ reveals to TUNG that she is suspicious o...
81.Episode 81
12-02-200945mSIU HO suddenly visits SING to scold him because YAT TUNG has revealed SING’s misbehaviours to her. TUNG tries to apologize to NAM but NAM reveals another shocking truth to her… SI...
82.Episode 82
13-02-200945mSING resorts to drink at the pub. TSUN suddenly arrives to tease him but SING responses calmly. SING also reveals his inside feelings to TSUN. On the next day, YIN comes to SING’s...
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