The Day of Days

Released: 2013-05-06

Runtime: 45 minutes

Episode Overview

In spite of the continuous upheaval in China during the 1930s, Guangzhou is still under the facade of peace and prosperity. Running the business of Hip Wo Hong, the TONG's family is one of the four big firms in Guangzhou. Their matriarch is TONG NGA-WUN, the eldest daughter of the TONG's family, who is very skillful in taking advantage of various situations. Bringing along her assistant WONG WING-CHAI, NGA-WUN goes to Sheung Pun Lau, a restaurant run by her family, to conduct an on-site inspection. After seeing that her aunt YUK-HING, uncle PAK-NIN and her cousin SIU-YIP, who are all in charge of management, have been muddling along, NGA-WUN cannot help lecturing them. NGA-WUN then goes to meet with Brother LUNG, the leader of Cheung Tai Gang, who plans to forcibly double their protection fee, but NGA-WUN instantly rejects him, incurring the displeasure of Brother LUNG……

Series Overview

In the early years of the Republic of China, gang leader SO FEI (Wong Ho Yin), to whom the brotherly loyalty will always prevail, runs a hard labour business which encounters financial difficulties. Misconstruing that simple and honest SUNG LAI-WO (Sunny Chan) is a close relative to the TONG's family - a noble clan of Xiguan, SO FEI deliberately flatters him in order to gain profits from the new dock run by LAI-WO. Unanticipatedly LAI-WO is merely an idler of the TONG's family, and the one at the helm is actually a pre-eminent businesswoman in Guangzhou and the eldest daughter of the TONG's family – TONG NGA-WUN (Sonija Kwok)...