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The Teochew Family
The Teochew Family (Chinese: 潮州家族) is a 1995 Singaporean television series produced by Television Corporation of Singapore and Fujian TV. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the Teochew Cai Family under the patriarch Cai Qingyang, portrayed by Kenneth Tsang, from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The series also starred Zoe Tay, Chew Chor Meng and Zeng Huifen,
The Teochew Family tells the story of Chaozhou rice merchant Cai Qingyang, owns Tai Feng Zhan (泰丰栈). Cai has two brothers, one of them who died early. Another is the useless playboy Cai Qingan. Cai also has a sister, Cai Chuning, who is a female scholar and a teacher. Cai Qingyang decides to arrange a marriage between his second brother's widow with a poor scholar Xiao Denglong, who turns out to be Chuning's lover. Chuning tries to get Denglong to leave Chaozhou with her, but Denglong declines. Chuning then argues with her brother, and leaves Chaozhou alone.
In the late 1940s, the Chinese Civil War was about to break out, rice prices were going up, and there was severe flooding in Chaozhou. Cai Qingyang realises that his business might collapse soon and for his own family's sake. Cai leaves for Nanyang (Later known as Singapore) and would later reunite with his sister. Chuning has a new fiancee, the Hainanese Sailor Fu Yongbing. Qingyang decides to work with Yongbing to smuggle goods during the Korean War. Qingyang succeeds and manages to get some money to reopen his rice business. Great successes need great sacrifices, Yongbing was killed by the pirates in one trip. This causes Chuning to be furious at Qingyang, and she vows to never forgive him for his death. Chuning also adopted Yongbing's godson Hong San. Hong San however has a brain tumour that causes him to collapse, Chuning knowing that she would never have enough money to pay for Hong San's condition begs Qingyang to help Hong San. Qingyang, who had felt guilty over Yongbing's death agrees. Soon, Qingyang manages to bring the whole family down to Singapore except for his wife Zhang Yalan who stayed to protect the ancestral home.
As Cai continues to expand his business over the years to become the rice tycoon, the drama then turns its attention to the second generation with the romances of Cai Meina, Qingyang's niece and Hong San, Cai Chongwu and Mai Xiaodong.
As the years go by, Cai Qingyang suffers multiple tragedies, the death of his eldest son Cai Chongwen, his son Chongwu gone mad, Qingyang now has to fight with Meina, who has decided to change the way the family business is being run, to keep up with the times.
The Teochew Family was a major production by Television Corporation of Singapore and was the first drama serial on a dialect group. It was produced by Chua Swan and written by Hong Kong veteran storyteller Cheng Jieyin (程洁茵) and Singaporean writer Koh Teng Liang (许声亮),
To add authenticity to the show, the drama was filmed in Shantou, Guandong, China. Teochew opera troupe, xiangsheng artistes and a traditional dance and acrobatic troupe were hired as part of the productions.
According to Singaporean author Rong Zi (蓉子), who served as consultant for the show, in her book Tonight I Think Of Singapore, she believed that this was one of Chua Swan's most difficult productions ever.
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The Teochew Family
The Teochew Family (Chinese: 潮州家族) is a 1995 Singaporean television series produced by Television Corporation of Singapore and Fujian TV. The series follows the trials and tribulations of the Teochew Cai Family under the patriarch Cai Qingyang, portrayed by Kenneth Tsang, from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The series also starred Zoe Tay, Chew Chor Meng and Zeng Huifen,
The Teochew Family tells the story of Chaozhou rice merchant Cai Qingyang, owns Tai Feng Zhan (泰丰栈). Cai has two brothers, one of them who died early. Another is the useless playboy Cai Qingan. Cai also has a sister, Cai Chuning, who is a female scholar and a teacher. Cai Qingyang decides to arrange a marriage between his second brother's widow with a poor scholar Xiao Denglong, who turns out to be Chuning's lover. Chuning tries to get Denglong to leave Chaozhou with her, but Denglong declines. Chuning then argues with her brother, and leaves Chaozhou alone.
In the late 1940s, the Chinese Civil War was about to break out, rice prices were going up, and there was severe flooding in Chaozhou. Cai Qingyang realises that his business might collapse soon and for his own family's sake. Cai leaves for Nanyang (Later known as Singapore) and would later reunite with his sister. Chuning has a new fiancee, the Hainanese Sailor Fu Yongbing. Qingyang decides to work with Yongbing to smuggle goods during the Korean War. Qingyang succeeds and manages to get some money to reopen his rice business. Great successes need great sacrifices, Yongbing was killed by the pirates in one trip. This causes Chuning to be furious at Qingyang, and she vows to never forgive him for his death. Chuning also adopted Yongbing's godson Hong San. Hong San however has a brain tumour that causes him to collapse, Chuning knowing that she would never have enough money to pay for Hong San's condition begs Qingyang to help Hong San. Qingyang, who had felt guilty over Yongbing's death agrees. Soon, Qingyang manages to bring the whole family down to Singapore except for his wife Zhang Yalan who stayed to protect the ancestral home.
As Cai continues to expand his business over the years to become the rice tycoon, the drama then turns its attention to the second generation with the romances of Cai Meina, Qingyang's niece and Hong San, Cai Chongwu and Mai Xiaodong.
As the years go by, Cai Qingyang suffers multiple tragedies, the death of his eldest son Cai Chongwen, his son Chongwu gone mad, Qingyang now has to fight with Meina, who has decided to change the way the family business is being run, to keep up with the times.
The Teochew Family was a major production by Television Corporation of Singapore and was the first drama serial on a dialect group. It was produced by Chua Swan and written by Hong Kong veteran storyteller Cheng Jieyin (程洁茵) and Singaporean writer Koh Teng Liang (许声亮),
To add authenticity to the show, the drama was filmed in Shantou, Guandong, China. Teochew opera troupe, xiangsheng artistes and a traditional dance and acrobatic troupe were hired as part of the productions.
According to Singaporean author Rong Zi (蓉子), who served as consultant for the show, in her book Tonight I Think Of Singapore, she believed that this was one of Chua Swan's most difficult productions ever.