Extracts of the press-con segment can be found in various interview from Xinmsn & Toggle Tap.
Against the Tide held a press conference on 19 Sept, followed by a roadshow on 20 Sept. It was one of the biggest (one)-drama roadshow as it was attended by all 8 regular casts (Chris Lee, Rui En, Desmond Tan, Carrie Wong, Xu Bin, Zheng Ge Ping, Zhang Zhen Huan & Paige Chua) and 4 of the "story" casts (Shane Pow, Yuan Shuai, James Seah, Bonnie Loo). This was the first drama roadshow that Chris attended after filming in Taiwan for the past 2 years and we all knew Rui En hardly attended any drama roadshows. I was actually waiting for Today Online to post the press conference segment on their Youtube Channel, but I guess they only decided to release an interview of the casts doing a voting of "Who is most likely a psycho amongst the casts?" Disappointed, but at least we get to see the fun side of Rui En; and her friendship with Carrie. Extracts of the press-con segment can be found in various interview from Xinmsn & Toggle Tap. Photos from Toggle FB Another reason for delay is Channel 8's efficiency in uploading those photos taken during the roadshows to their Facebook page. The photos turned out disappointing (especially after the long wait) but we can really count on those Fan-clubs and Fans who took higher-definition photos and uploading them timely.
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Characters description from Toggle Now App:
The month of August- September is full of casting reports. From the 190-episode drama 118 to 贺岁剧 Chinese New Year drama - Good Luck (百岁大吉), we are given a lot of casts interview but little is known of the story plot or the character they play. I'm not sure if the interviewer had forgotten to ask the casts about the character they are portraying during the imaging session or they conveniently excluded it from the article/video cause their body weight and endorsement scams are much more interesting to read. I tried digging up on any information I can find for 百岁大吉, and chanced upon the super long synopsis on Xinmsn's Call for Music Proposal. It's super long and tiring to read the whole text without knowing who plays what character, cause I can't visualize the unfamiliar character names. For the next few minutes, I shall do match-the-character-names-to-the-story-line. This 2014 Chinese New Year family drama takes place in the household of a four-generation family and is set to span decades too, albeit briefly, which will see Hui Fang transition from a 39-year-old Lin-He Xiangniang in the 1950s into a 99-year-old grand dame in modern day Singapore. Same-age peers – Chen Li Ping, Li Wen Hai, Wen Zhang and Chen Shu Cheng (who is coincidentally playing her onscreen partner in the currently airing Spice Up) play her daughter and sons in the drama. Lin-He Xiangniang (Hong Hui Fang), matriarch of a 4-generation family, celebrates her 100th birthday on the first day of Chinese New Year. Widowed in her middle age, she slogged away and singlehandedly raised four sons and two daughters. A life of hardship has made her increasingly stern towards those around her. She is especially harsh on her children. In the eyes of others, Xiangniang is an old lady who is getting cranky by the day. They keep a polite distance from her. With some of her children migrated overseas, she is left with her third son, Lin Xiaohe, youngest son, Lin Xiaoping, and her adopted daughter, Lin Xiaozhen. Although they are family, everyone fights over money matters every day. For peace of mind, Xiangniang splits the family assets among her children to let them venture on their own, and even makes them leave the family home. Kym Ng & Aloysius Pang pairs up as mother-son duo again after It takes two (对对碰) 2 years ago. Unlike her auntie role in 对对碰, Kym will be portraying Li Suxian, a thoughtful women that strives to make everyone around her happy. Similarly, Aloy jumps out of his usual rebellious-teen role to portray Lin Jia Yuan, a mature character with a sense of righteousness. Terence Cao plays Lin Shijie, the ex-husband of Li Suxian, who brought up his son (Aloy) in Australia. Lin Shijie is the orphaned child of Xiangniang’s eldest son. His parents were killed in an accident when he was still a baby. Shijie was brought up by Xiangniang. He is her favorite grandchild among her brood of grandchildren. Shijie’s unbridled ways, non-competitive nature and carefree spirit captivates Suxian at first sight. Shijie and Suxian get married. Shijie’s character remains unchanged after marriage and they have a son, Jiayuan. Suxian feels that Shijie lacks a sense of responsibility and is wasting his life away. She reaches breaking point and part ways with Shijie. To avoid hampering Suxian from remarrying, Shijie makes up his mind to migrate overseas with Jiayuan. After regaining her singlehood, Suxian puts her heart and soul into her career. Suxian is attentive to details and is thoughtful to others. She has no qualms about putting up a front as long as this does not burden anyone. Although she has divorced Shijie, Suxian remains close with Xiangniang. She is the one who understands Xiangniang’s feelings most. Xiangniang lives in hope that Suxian will reconcile with Shijie. Jiayuan, who grows up abroad receiving a liberal education, is sly and capricious. He enjoys observing people and is good at reading their moods. After years of being away, Jiayuan returns to the family home. He sees in his great grandmother, Xiangniang, a centenarian surrounded by a bunch of money grubbers lusting after her remaining fortune. As Jiayuan laments at this observation, he is suddenly seized by a sense of righteousness. When Xiangniang regains consciousness from an accident, Jiayuan joins hands with Xiangniang to save the family. Chen Li Ping plays Lin Xiao Zhen, the adopted daughter of He Xiang Niang. Liping's previous project was 2014 Chinese New Year drama Yes We Can! (我们一定行!), filmed last year. Lin Xiaozhen has always felt that Xiangniang treats her like an outsider. In her younger days, she was unfortunate to have married a gambling addict, and picked up the vice herself. Her husband’s gambling debts led him to abandon his family and daughter. The headstrong Xiaozhen refused Xiangniang’s offer of assistance, and went ahead to deliver a baby girl, Fang Enqi (Paige Chua). Xiaozhen is unable to overcome her gambling addiction and the business at her restaurant worsens. Liping's real life husband Rayson Tan is rumored to star as her reel life husband when he posted the following caption on his Instagram: "So scary! Why? Why me! Never expect to be cast as her husband in the next drama....Moreover, wanna me to portray a bad hubby image...hmm.....(crying) Help! Hahaha..." Lin Shijun (Zhang Zhen Huan), a typical youth of the “strawberry generation” in the post ‘80s. Shijun has lofty ideals but limited means. He wants to earn big bucks but lacks the ability. He aims high and acts smart. His investments often end in losses. Whenever Shijun needs money, he will turn to his relatives.
When the two break up, Shijun realizes that he is truly in love with Enqi. For the sake of love, Shijun makes up his mind to shed his pampered lifestyle and make an honest living. His relationship with Enqi has a fairy tale ending. IMO, everyone who breaks up in this drama will reconcile. The end~~ |
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