Bottled Passion is a Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) under executive producer Lee Tim-shing. The drama premiered on Jade and HD Jade channels on 6 December 2011 and ended its run on 2 January 2012 with a total of 21 episodes. The Chinese title literally translates to "My Ideal Cruel Husband" (Chinese: 我的如意狼君; Cantonese Yale: ngo5 dik1 yu4 yi3 long4 gwan1), with a wordplay on the words "long4 gwan1" (郎君), meaning "husband" or "pimp", and "long4" (狼), meaning "cruel" or "cunning".

Bottled Passion
Official poster
Also known asMy Lying Lover
My Cruel Lover
我的如意狼君
GenrePeriod drama
Written byChan Ching-yee
StarringNiki Chow
Raymond Wong Ho-yin
Elaine Yiu
Katy Kung
Raymond Cho
Claire Yiu
Rebecca Chan
Kwok Fung
Joel Chan
Jack Wu
Theme music composerTang Chi-wai
Opening theme"Chiu Fa Chik Sap" (朝花夕拾) by Teresa Cheung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producerLee Tim-shing
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTelevision Broadcasts Limited
Original release
NetworkJade
HD Jade
Release6 December 2011 (2011-12-06) –
2 January 2012 (2012-01-02)
Related
Bottled Passion
intertitle
Chinese
Literal meaning"my ideal 'cruel' husband"

Synopsis edit

Tung Kwok Hing (Rebecca Chan) adopted an orphan and claimed he was Ko Yi Ho (Raymond Wong), the illegitimate child that her husband Ko Siu Tong (Samuel Kwok) had been searching for many years. Tong believed Ho was more suitable than his oldest son Ko Yi Tai (Joel Chan) to be his successor, which later led to Mrs. Ko's discontent. Eventually Ho was kicked out of the family, leaving him homeless. Living out alone, Ho got a taste of the bitterness in life and was determined to return home and take revenge on his adopted family under a different name Tung Bun Sin. Under his new identity, he vowed to give them a taste of losing their loved ones. Meanwhile, he runs into the naive, trusting Tsui Sum (Niki Chow), who had just taken over her family business. Seeing an opportunity, Ho deceives Tsui Sum of her family business and all her family's money in order to get closer to the Ko family. However, old ties, secrets, and memories of a childhood sweetheart come back to haunt him. Eventually Ho embarks on a road that threatens the lives of all he holds dear, and the life of the only woman he's ever loved.

Cast edit

Cast Role Description
Raymond Wong Ho-yin Tung Bun Sin
佟本善
(Lei Ho) Age 29

He and Tsui Sum were orphans together. When Tsui Sum was young, she lost her memory in an accident. She was later adopted by an owner of a sauce manufacturing factory, and became in charge of the factory. When she grew up, she meets him again. In order to exact revenge, he enters the factory. Later, they fall in love, and Tsui Sum regains her memory, only to discover her childhood friend is on the road to evil
Stabbed by Yee-kiu in Ep.21 and struggled out to a boat and might've died drifting out to sea, since he was stroking Tsui Sum when she was possibly not dreaming. Even six years later, some viewers still believe Tung Bun Sin lived and will meet Tsui Sum at their meeting place.
Niki Chow Tsui Sum
徐芯
Age 26
Nickname: Milk Candy (牛奶糖)
The adopted daughter of the Tsui family
She and Tung Bun Sin will have an amnesic love story

The Ko Family edit

Cast Role Description
Kwok Fung Mr. Ko / Ko Siu-tong
高兆堂
Age 55
The Ko family patriarch
Tung Kwok-hing's husband
Ko Yee-tai, Yuen Yau-hin, Ko Yee-kiu, Ko Yee-nga's father
Rebecca Chan Tung Kwok-hing
董幗馨
Age 50
Mr. Ko's wife
Ko Yee-tai, Ko Yee-kiu and Ko Yee-nga's mother
Mr. Ko's wife who adopts Bun-sin and lies to Mr. Ko that he was his long lost son, Yee-ho. When Mr. Ko decides that Bun-sin makes a better heir than her own son Yee-tai, she ruthlessly banishes Bun-sin from the family. Prisoned and died in Ep.20 of heart problem
(Main villain)
Joel Chan Ko Yee-tai
高爾泰
Age 30
He is the Ko family's eldest and only son, who is one step closer to inheriting his family's business after his mother kicked out Bun-sin. Died in Ep.20 after falling off a cliff.
(Main villain)
Tracy Ip Fu Bak-wai
傅百慧
Age 28
Ko Yee-tai's wife
Jack Wu Yuen Yau Hin
原佑軒
Age 28
A doctor
Ko Siu-tong's son
Loved Tsui Sum
Elaine Yiu Ko Yee-kiu
高爾喬
Age 26
Yee-tai's younger sister, who is also one of Bun-sin's love victims.
Hui Man Hon's fiancee, later broke up. Stabs Bun-sin in revenge in Ep.21 and commits suicide. Saved but falls in coma.
Katy Kung Ko Yee-nga
高爾雅
Age 19
The youngest daughter of the Ko family. Like her sister, she is one of Bun-sin's love victims
(Villain)

The Tsui Family edit

Cast Role Description
Ching Hor Wai Lau Suet Ling
林玉嫻
Age 50
Tsui Ping and Tsui On's mother
Tsui Sum's adopted mother
Raymond Cho Tsui Ping
徐平
Age 30
Lau Suet Ling's son
Tsui Sum and Tsui On's older brother
Claire Yiu Wun You
溫柔
Age 29
Tsui Ping's wife
Niki Chow Tsui Sum
徐芯
Age 26
Lau Suet Ling's adopted daughter
Tsui Ping and Tsui On's sister
Vin Choi Tsui On
徐安
Lau Suet Ling's son
Tsui Sum and Tsui Ping's brother
The youngest son of the Tsui family, who is educated. He does not take part in the family's sauce manufacturing factory, as he tries to make money in the stock market, which later causes a crisis for the family.

The Hui Family edit

Cast Role Description
Lee Sing Cheung Hui Chun Ting
許晉廷
Director of Canton City Hall
Hui Man Hon's father
Tam Mei Yan's husband
Cecilia Fong Tam Mei Yan
譚美欣
Hui Chun Ting's wife
Hui Man Hon's mother
Chan Kin Man Hui Man Hon
許文翰
Hui Chun Ting and Tam Mei Yan's son
Ko Yee Kiu's fiance, later broke up
Attempted suicide after broke up in Episode 17

Minor characters edit

Cast Role Description
Eric Li Lo Yat
羅一
Age 28
A con artist
So Fei's boyfriend, later husband
Tung Bun-sin's assistant
Emigrated to Hong Kong in Episode 21
Janice Shum So Fei
蘇菲
Luo Yat's girlfriend, later wife
Emigrated to Hong Kong and gave birth to twins in Episode 21
Tung Bun-sin's secretary
Yoyo Chen Chen Yu Feng
文玉鳳
Ko Yee-tai's mistress, after crash
Committed suicide in Episode 1
Raymond Chiu Pan-Zijian
潘子健

Secret boyfriend of Ko Yee-Kiu Episode 4: Arm broken by Tung Kwok-hing Episode5: Joins Tung Pun-Sin for revenge against the Ko family, rehired by the Ko family

Mok Wai Man Uncle Shek
石叔
Mr. Tung's housekeeper
Assisted Lee Ho to counterfeit Tung Bin-sin

Viewership ratings edit

Week Originally Aired Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References
1 December 6–9, 2011 1 — 4 26 29 [1]
2 December 12–16, 2011 5 — 9 26 31 [2]
3 December 19–23, 2011 10 — 14 27 31 [3]
4 December 26–30, 2011 15 — 19 29 33 [4]
January 2, 2012 20 — 21 36 40 [5]

International Broadcast edit

References edit

External links edit