The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The series was jointly produced by Hong Kong's TVB and mainland China's CCTV under executive producers Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai. It was renamed to Legend of the Heroic Duo for the mainland China release, where it aired two episodes every night on Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV) from 6 June to 28 June 2006, totalling 49 episodes. In Hong Kong, The Conquest aired five days a week on the TVB Jade network from 18 December 2006 to 10 February 2007, totalling 42 episodes.
| The Conquest | |
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 The Conquest intertitle | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Developed by | Xun Yifeng Liang Bai |
| Written by | Lau Choi-wan |
| Directed by | Raymond Chai |
| Starring | Joe Ma Damian Lau Chen Kun Sonija Kwok |
| Opening theme | Zhengba Chuanqi (争霸传奇) performed by Chen Kun |
| Ending theme | Zhen Yongyuan (真永远) performed by Chen Kun |
| Composer | Ben Li |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong China |
| Original languages | Cantonese (Hong Kong version) Mandarin (China version) |
| No. of episodes | 42 (Hong Kong version) 49 (China version) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tommy Leung Raymond Chai |
| Producer | Fei Yu |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production companies | TVB CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade ZJSTV |
| Release | 18 December 2006 – 10 February 2007 |
| The Conquest | |||||||||||
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 TVB promotional poster | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 爭霸 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 争霸 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Power Struggle | ||||||||||
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| Legend of the Heroic Duo | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 爭霸傳奇 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 争霸传奇 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Legend of the Power Struggle | ||||||||||
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Cast edit
- Joe Ma as King Fuchai of Wu
- Damian Lau as King Goujian of Yue
- Chen Kun as Fan Li
- Sonija Kwok as Xishi
- Power Chan as Wen Zhong
- Fan Zhiqi as Wu Zixu
- Feng Shaofeng as Crown Prince You of Wu
- Bonnie Xian as Princess Tengjue of Yue
- Li Ming as Bo Pi
- Xu Baixiao as Crown Prince Luying of Yue
- Lin Hai as Heyi, Queen of Yue
- Yan Qin as Zheng Dan
- Jia Ni as Meisi, Queen of Wu
- Zhuo Fan as Wang Sunluo
- Xian Yan as Yuenu
- Wang Yi as Wu Feng
- Pan Hong as King of Qi
- Fu Xinyin as Princess of Chen
- Liu Weihua as King Helü of Wu
Viewership ratings edit
The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership, derived from the TVB Jade network ratings in Hong Kong.
| Week | Episode | Average points | Peaking points | References | |
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| 1 | December 18–22, 2006 | 1–5 | 25 | [1] | |
| 2 | December 25–29, 2006 | 6–10 | 25 | [2] | |
| 3 | January 1–5, 2007 | 11–15 | 27 | [3] | |
| 4 | January 8–12, 2007 | 16–20 | 28 | 30 | [4] |
| 5 | January 15–19, 2007 | 21–25 | 28 | [5] | |
| 6 | January 22–26, 2007 | 26–30 | 28 | 29 | [6] |
| 7 | January 29 – February 2, 2007 | 31–35 | 29 | 32 | [7] |
| 8 | February 5–9, 2007 | 36–40 | 29 | [8] | |
| 9 | February 10, 2007 | 41–42 | 28 | 30 | [9] |
Awards and nominations edit
40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)
- "Best Drama"
- "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Joe Ma)
- "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Power Chan)
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- (in Chinese) TVB.com The Conquest official page on TVB's website
- (in Chinese) The Conquest on Sina.com