The Virtues of Harmony II is a long-running TVB television series, which follows its first series, Virtues of Harmony, a series set in Imperial China. It stars Nancy Sit, Frankie Lam, Michael Tse, Joyce Chen, Bondy Chiu, Cutie Mui, Louis Yuen, Yvonne Lam, Johnny Tang, Bernice Liu, Lau Dan, Stephanie Che, Joseph Lee, Hawick Lau, Johnny Ngan, Helen Ma, Timmy Hung, Sherming Yiu, Kingdom Yuen & Maggie Shiu. This new, second series of the Virtues of Harmony is set in Modern Hong Kong.
Show statistics Chinese Title: 皆大歡喜 English Title: Virtues of Harmony II (Modern Version) Chinese Pinyin Title: Gai Dai Foon Hei (Cantonese), Jie Da Huan Xi (Mandarin) Vietnamese Title: Tình Người Hiện Ðại Released: May 2003 (Hong Kong) || June 2003 (Chinese) || September 2003 (Viet) Episodes/Tapes Length: 443/111 (Chinese) || 296/148 (Viet) Producer: Tsui Yu On Genre: Modern Comedy/Light Drama Year: 2003-2005 Company: TVB
Cast Nancy Sit Bondy Chiu Cutie Mui Yvonne Lam Joyce Chen Frankie Lam Bernice Liu Michael Tse Louis Yuen Johnny Tang Joseph Lee Kingdom Yuen Helen Ma Johnny Ngan Stephanie Che Lau Dan Steven Ma Hawick Lau Linda Chung Chan Man Na Lam King Kong Yu Yeung Rain Lau Sugar Yau Josephine Sam Albert Lo Lam Wing Tung Robert Siu Teresa Ha Yu Mo Lin +Kam FamilyCastRoleNotesNancy SitYau Nim ChiRetired police officer, owner of Tung Mut Yuen Widow of Kam Wah, sister-in-law of Kam Sa Sa
Step-mother of Kam Nin, Kam Yuet, and Kam Yat
Mother of Lau Ka Sing (reunited)Kingdom YuenKam Sa SaCo owns Tung Mut Yuen Younger sister of Kam Wah, sister-in-law of Yau Nim Chi
Aunt of Kam Nin, Kam Yuet, and Kam YatFrankie LamKam NinMerchandising manager at a fashion company Son of Kam Wah and Law Tin Fu
Elder brother of Kam Yuet and Kam Yat
Step-son of Yau Nim Chi and nephew of Kam Sa Sa
Enemy of Man Kwai Fei
(Departed on episode 187 to work in Shanghai, came back in episode 243 and departed again on episode 247)Michael TseKam YuetMerchandiser at Ka Yan Company Son of Kam Wah and Law Tin Fu
Younger brother of Kam Nin and older brother of Kam Yat
Step-son of Yau Nim Chi and nephew of Kam Sa Sa
Lam Yuk Lo's boyfriend later husband and colleagueJoyce ChenKam YatActress Daughter of Kam Wah and Law Tin Fu
Younger sister of Kam Nin and Kam Yuet
Step-daughter of Yau Nim Chi and niece of Kam Sa Sa
Good friend of neighbor Shek Mei
Ko Yee Hong's girlfriendLouis YuenLau Gam/Law Tin FuBackground actor "Extras" later office boy at Ka Yan Company Long-lost younger brother of Law Tin Fu
Maternal uncle of Kam Nin, Kam Yuet, and Kam Yat
Kitty's boyfriendHawick LauLau Ka Sing/Ah Sing(Appears in episode 232) Yau Nim Chi's long-lost son with Kam Wah Older brother of Kam Nin, Kam Yuet, and Kam Yat
Designer at Ka Yan Company +Shek FamilyCastRoleNotesCutie MuiShek MuiWorks at Ka Yan Company Daughter of Shek Tai Chuen and Chan Kiu, niece of
Shek Tai Kei, cousin of Ko Hee Yong
Neighbor of Kam family, has crush on Kam Yuet
Good friend of colleague Lam Yuk Lo and neighbor Kam Yat
(Departed on episode 229 to study abroad)Helen MaChan KiuWorks at Tung Mut Yuen Wife of Shek Tai Chuen and mother of Shek Mui
Sister-in-law of Shek Tai Kei and aunt of Ko Hee YongJohnny NganShek Tai ChuenWorks at Tung Mut Yuen Husband of Chan Kiu and father of Shek Mui
Older brother of Shek Tai Kei and uncle of Ko Hee YongJoseph LeeShek Tai KeiActor AKA: Man Kok Ke/ 十一哥
Father of Ko Hee Yong
Younger brother of Shek Tai Chuen, brother-in-law
of Chan Kiu, and uncle of Shek MuiJohnny TangKo Hee YongDesigner at Ka Yan Company Son of Shek Tai Kei, nephew of Shek Tai Chuen
and Chan Kiu, cousin and colleague of Shek Mui
Kam Yat's boyfriend +Ka Yan CompanyCastRoleNotesLau Dan Roger (Wong Seung) Owner of Ka Yan Company Father to Wong YeeBondy ChiuKelly (Lam Yuk Lo)Merchandiser at Ka Yan Company Girlfriend later wife of Kam Yuet
Good friend of colleague Shek MuiStephanie CheAthena (Man Kwai Fei)Merchandising manager at Ka Yan Company Enemy of Kam Nin Bernice Liu Joey (Wong Yee) Designer at Ka Yan Company Works for Kam Nin product line
Eventually girlfriend of Kam Nin
Daughter to Wong Seung
(Departed on episode 187)Sugar Yau Sugar (Cheung Hoi Tong) Accounting clerk at Ka Yan CompanyJosephine Sam Gigi (Lee Gui Gee) Shipping clerk at Ka Yan CompanyRain Lau Lily (Chan Bak Hap) Man Kwai Fei's secretary Catch phrase: Sure啦Yvonne Lam Kitty/Ok 姐 Secretary to Wong Seung Friends with Lam Yuk Lo, Shek Mui, Kam Yat
Girlfriend of Lau Gam
Gueststars Lawrence Yan Myolie Wu Deno Cheung Chan Ling Lei Tang Chi Fung Lai Lok Yi Griselda Yeung Nancy Wu Rebecca Chan Ellesmere Choi Wai Ka Hung Karen Lee Matt Yeung Cindy Au Wong Chak Fung Claire Yiu Iva Lo Gilbert Lam Maria Chen Lai Suen Amy Ang Lo Yuen Yan Jessica Chung Law Hok Lam Stephanie Wang Chiu Ching Yee Ivy Tam Jacky Wong Patricia Liu Sam Chan Jaffery Wong Mimi Chu Mi Mi Ronald Cheng Mark Kwok Mary Hon Angela Tong Chan San Chung Rubyanne Choi Halina Tam Rachel Kan
Couples within the show Frankie Lam & Bernice Liu Michael Tse & Bondy Chiu Johnny Tang & Joyce Chen Steven Ma & Linda Chung Louis Yuen & Yvonne Lam Lee Kwok Lun & Kingdom Yuen Johnny Ngan & Helen Ma Yu Yeung & Chan Man Na
Special awards and achievements TVB Anniversary 2001 Top 13 Favorite Roles... Nancy Sit (Yau Nim Chi) TVB Anniversary 2002 Favorite Couple/Group Award... Bondy Chiu, Joyce Chen, Yvonne Lam, Cutie Mui Next TV Awards 2002 Top 10 Programmes... #5 Virtues of Harmony (Ancient Version) Next TV Awards 2003 Top 10 Programmes... #10 Virtues of Harmony (Ancient Version) Next TV Awards 2004 Top 10 Programmes... #8 Virtues of Harmony II (Modern Version) Next TV Awards 2005 Top 10 Programmes... #7 Virtues of Harmony II (Modern Version) Fairchild TV Top 10 Dramas In Last 10 Years... Virtues of Harmony (Ancient Version) Astro Wai Lai Toi Drama Award 2004 Favorite Character... Nancy Sit (Yau Nim Chi) Metro Radio Black and White Television Characters Awards 2004... Nancy Sit (Yau Nim Chi) TVB Weekly Magazine Popular Show... Virtues of Harmony II (Modern Version) Longest TVB Costume Series... Virtues of Harmony I (327 episodes) #2 Longest TVB Modern Series... Virtues of Harmony II (443 episodes) #2 Longest TVB Drama... Virtues of Harmony (I & II) (770 episodes)
Storyline Overview
The second series of The Virtues of Harmony follows on from the happy ending of the first series. The family makes a wish on a wishing tree to live together into eternity, for ever and ever. Their wish come true, and they live on from the Ming Dynasty, pass the Qing dynasty, past the World Wars, past Depression and Strike and War and Conflict and end up now in the modern world. Yau Nim Chi (Nancy Sit) has become the owner of a HK style cafe which called "Tung Mut Yuen"(the Cantonese homophone of "Zoo"), Chi was a police officer in her youth and after marrying the "Tung Mut Yuen" cafe owner Kam Wah, she left her position to look after the three young children that Wah had with his previous wife. The eldest son was Kam Nin (Frankie Lam), second son Kam Yuet (Michael Tse) and youngest daughter Kam Yat (Joyce Chen) (their names are Chinese puns of "this year", "this month", and "this day", respectively), and although they were not borne from Chi, they see her as their natural mother and the family lived together harmoniously. After Wah died, Chi took on the role of father and together with Wah's sister Kam Sa Sa (Kingdom Yuen), they continued to look after the cafe and although it is a small business, they had a comfortable life; eighteen years later, Nin, Yuet and Yat have grown up and each has their own successes.
Eldest son Kam Nin works in a fashion company as Merchandising Manager and although he is appreciated by his manager Wong Sheung, he is considered as competition by another Merchandising Manager in Ka Yan Company, Man Kwai Fei. The two have their own stances and in work are always fighting to beat each other, whilst the smooth and cunning Sheung watches over but does nothing, so as to allow the two to show their talents whilst he reaps all the rewards. Sheung has an only daughter Wong Yee or Joey who has been spoiled from an early age and has never been through any hardship and studied fashion design at a top school in England. On one occasion, when returning to Hong Kong on vacation, she gave up her studies for the sake of an argument and decided to find herself a job, Sheung is very concerned that her naivety will lead her to be tricked, so he secretly arranges for her to work in his company and they reach an agreement that they will keep their connections a secret as she is sent to be a fashion designer in his company. With no social experience, Yee sees her work as a plaything and is forever leaving her work to the very last moment before the deadlines, causing much frustration for Nin, who does everything by the rule book and wants to fire Yee, at this time, Sheung steps in to say that she has a three-year contract with them and he cannot fire her, Nin doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. But Nin had fallen in love with Joey at first sight because he was mesmerized by her sweet sincere smile. He never knew that he would see her again at Ka Yan Company working under him! They had some ups and downs with Joey mistaking Nin of being a rude and uptight person when he tried to reason with her to take her job seriously. However, Joey soon learned that Nin is actually a sweet, nice, and thoughtful guy and this is when she started to have feelings for him. Through misunderstandings, they finally got together. Unfortunately, the day when they first became a couple, Joey got into a car accident and lost only her memories of Ah Nin. The last thing she remembered of Nin was that she hated him and that Nin is a horrible person. At this time, Joey's admirer who is also Nin's best friend, Sam came back from his work. He realized the situation Joey is in and took advantage of that. He persuaded Joey that they were a couple and Nin is also trying to stop them from being together. Although Joey trusted his lie, she have dreams of Nin, but doesn't see his face in the dream. Soon, she realized that she is starting to have feelings for Nin all over again, but doesn't know what to do with Sam. She became confused with Nin and Sam and decided to go to England to free her thoughts. At the airport, the last thing she did was call Nin and tell him she is leaving, but she received his voicemail. This was because at the same time, he was trying to call her. They were both at the airport though they missed each other there. Nin was sad and decided to quit his job at Ka Yan Company and go to Shanghai to freshen his mind as he can never love another woman like Joey again. Besides, Ka Yan only reminded him more of his love. Thus, the couple split and never came back.