The Rippling Blossom

Cast:
Julian Cheung as Yu Chi Ying
Tavia Yeung as Choi Sze Lung
Myolie Wu as Keung Keung
Michael Tse as Yu Chi Hiu
Damian Lau as Mo Yung Ching
Angelina Lo as Lang Yung Yung
Lisa Lui as Kong Ying Yuet
Eileen Yeow as Yoshiho

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: February 7 to March 4, 2011
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
A Hong Kong businessman leaves behind a sushi restaurant to his second wife, Kong Ying Yuet and their son, Yu Chi Hiu. The son from his third wife, Yu Chi Ying also helps to run the sushi restaurant.

Chi Hiu and Chi Ying are both top Japanese cuisine chefs whose aim is to pursue the excellence in the Japanese cuisine world. Although Chi Hiu and Chi Ying are born to different mothers, they have a close relationship and get along well.

Their father's first wife, Lang Yung Yung tried to stir trouble fot the sushi restaurant by cutting off its seafood supply. Due to this, Chi Hiu decides to challenge Yung Yung and bets that whoever wins the duel will be the rightful owner of the sushi restaurant.

Yung Yung will stop at nothing to cause trouble for the siblings and paid her personal nurse, Choi Sze Lung to get close to Chi Hiu. Chi Hiu is smithen by Sze Lung's love but feels uncontented by her lukewarm affection.

After Yung Yung's backhanded manuever to cut off seafood supply to the sushi restaurant, Chi Ying is tasked to find new supply source. As such he went to Hokkaido to find "The God of Fish", Mo Yung Ching. On the way to Hakkaido, he met Keung Keung, a willful girl from a weathly family.

In the course of solving the family crisis, Chi Hiu and Chi Ying both encounter setbacks in their career and love life. The two brothers then decided to have a competition to settle the score.

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Tavia Yeung films in China, attempts to be evil

Tavia Yeung is currently busy filming a series in China. However this hardworking actress cares about her soon-to-premiere TVB series, The Rippling Blossom. Tavia admits that having the series broadcast during the Chinese New Year period will affect the ratings, but she is optimistic. She adds that the most important thing is that she has a series that is broadcasted.

The last Tavia series was The Mysteries of Love, alongside Raymond Lam. Tavia shares that she has three series with TVB that is still not released yet. As such, she can film in China comfortably and earn some extra income. "This time, I'm collaborating with Patrick Tam in a costume drama, a villain lead actress. This is my first China series," reveals an excited Tavia.

In her China series, which is about battling Concubines, Tavia's role is similar to her character in Beyond the Realm of Conscience. See if I can go to the limit this time, last time in Hong Kong I already got so evil, I may not necessarily be able to do it again, I want to be the evilest one in all of China! says Tavia. Tavia is not worried that her evil role may affect her image as she believes that "Mainland's audience are very rational."

Tavia acknowledges that this time is a good opprtunity to move away from portraying "girl-next-door" type of roles. She also decline suggestions that she is using this opprtunity as a stepping stone to leave TVB for greener pastures. "TVB sent me out to shoot this series, regardless of fame and fortune, it is good for TVB and I. I'm signing with TVB for life!" Tavia clarifies.

Source: Oriental Daily with translations by aZnangel @ AsianUniverse.net

The Rippling Blossom to premiere in February

TVB new series The Rippling Blossom, which sees the return of Julian Cheung to TVB is set to premiere on 7 February 2011. The cast of [TRB] attended a promotional event recently. Among those present include Julian, Myolie Wu, Michael Tse, Eileen Yeow and Mary Hon.

Myolie who is currently filming a series in China, flew back to HK just to attend this event. When Myolie saw Eileen Yeow who is pregnant, she quickly went over to give Eileen a hug as touch her growing belly. Myolie says she envies Eileen but is also very happy for her. As for Myolie, she wont be settling down soon as she is "still very young".

Eileen shares that her baby is due in July. She also adds that she will aim for a natural delivery and she plans to breastfeed her baby too.

Source: Oriental Daily with translations by aZnangel @ AsianUniverse.net