Blessings (TV series)
| Blessings (祖先保佑) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Time-travel Food Romance Family |
| Written by | Tang Yeow 陈耀 Cheong Yan Ping 张彦平 |
| Starring |
Shaun Chen Jesseca Liu Chen Hanwei Yao Wenlong Yvonne Lim Sora Ma |
| Opening theme | 祖先保佑 by Wei En 薇恩 |
| Ending theme | 不变 by Olivia Ong 明月千里寄相思 by Jesseca Liu |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳 |
| Producer(s) | Kwek Leng Soong 郭令送 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 23 July – 19 August 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | In The Name Of Love |
| Followed by | Spice Up |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Blessings (Chinese: 祖先保佑) is a time-travelling drama series produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. It tells a story of a pastry-maker in 1948 who accidentally time-travelled to 2014 Singapore and helps to salvage the family business back on the right track. In the process, he finds love in the modern world. The series stars Shaun Chen, Chen Hanwei, Yao Wenlong, Yvonne Lim, Jesseca Liu and Sora Ma as the main characters of the series. The series is producer Kwek Leng Soong's final drama series before she left MediaCorp in August 2015.
Set in 1948 and then the modern world, this drama pits the traditional way against the modern. The story evolves around a popular traditional pastry shop called Xi Ji. Lian Wending (Shaun Chen), who is the only heir and has a gift in making pastries, is in love with a travelling songstress, Lin Xiaomei (Jesseca Liu), but his father objects to the relationship and arranges for Wending to marry a rich merchant's daughter, Sun Xiulan (Sora Ma). Bound by tradition, he accedes to his father's wish. On Mid-Autumn Night, he fell into a river and loses his consciousness. When he wakes up, he is shocked to find himself in modern Singapore. He gets to know two brothers who are his descendants. Xi Ji in the modern world is, unfortunately, facing a business crisis and Wending tries his best to save it. In the process, he meets his westernized rival, She Meiren (Jesseca Liu), who looks exactly like Xiaomei but with a different personality. In the battle between modern and traditional ways, both of them fall in love with each other. When Wending discovers a way to return to his past, he has to make a decision that could change history.
Blessings is nominated for 9 awards in Star Awards 2015, winning Best Screenplay. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series and/or Best Theme Song include Against The Tide, C.L.I.F. 3, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, Three Wishes and World At Your Feet.
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