Bountiful Blessings
| Bountiful Blessings 万福楼 |
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|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Music |
| Ending theme | I Believe in You by Hagen Troy 第一次我 by Hagen Troy 我是你的天空 by Hagen Troy |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 30 August – 26 September 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | On the Fringe 2011 |
| Followed by | Love Thy Neighbour |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Bountiful Blessings (simplified Chinese: 万福楼) is a 20-episode fantasy drama serial telecast by MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 August 2011 and has ended on 26 September 2011. It is screened every weekday night at 9.00pm.
It will make its encore from 21 March 2012 to 17 April 2012, at 5.30pm.
Although Zhang Dan (San Yow) has been deitified as the Kitchen God for a few thousand years, his mortal former wife remains his lasting regret. Thus, he peeks at her every time she is reincarnated, going to her rescue whenever she needs help.
One day, Zhang Dan descends upon earth to visit his former wife, now reincarnated as Huang Fuxi (Jessica Hsuan). They get intimate in a drunken stupor and Fuxi becomes pregnant as a result. To make amends, Zhang Dan decides to fulfill his responsibility by waiting till the child grows up before returning to Heaven to receive punishment.
Zhang Dan opens a restaurant, "Fortune Restaurant", as a means of livelihood for Fuxi and their daughter, Yifei (Oh Ling En). His culinary skills receive widespread acclaim and business prospers. Unfortunately, Zhang Dan is captured and imprisoned in the celestial heavens the moment Fuxi delivers their child.
Worried about his family, Zhang Dan secretly checks on them upon his release only to realise that his 10 days' incarceration in Heaven is equivalent to a decade in the mortal world. Yifei has turned 10. Fuxi's circumstances have worsened after Zhang Dan's sudden disappearance, relying on Fortune Restaurant to make ends meet.
A restaurateur eyes Fortune Restaurant and he is none other than Tong Dafeng (Thomas Ong), who almost married Fuxi if not for her "one night stand" with Zhang Dan. Heartbroken, Dafeng goes abroad to carve out a career. After slogging for 10 years, he becomes an international chef and even establishes Dafeng Group.
Fuxi's betrayal has been Dafeng's greatest humiliation, causing him to harbour hatred ever since. He returns to make a foray into the local market but his bigger motive is to wreak vengeance on Zhang Dan and his family.
After realizing the situation, Zhang Dan frets over his family's safety and descends to the mortal world in secret to save them. He discovers the culinary skills of the streetwise Xie Donghai (Tay Ping Hui) in a chance encounter. When Zhang Dan learns of his warrant of arrest, he uses his magical skills to land Donghai in Fortune Restaurant, not knowing that Fuxi and Donghai have a feud with each other.
Initially, Fuxi opposes vehemently to Donghai joining the restaurant. However, after tasting the latter's dishes by chance, she relents. Moreover, Donghai's culinary skills have undeniably boosted the business of the restaurant.
At this time, Dafeng opens a restaurant near Fortune Restaurant, offering similar dishes with almost the same flavours but at lower prices. Fuxi and Donghai are baffled by the fact that every time Fuxi is about to introduce a new dish, Dafeng's restaurant will beat hers to it.
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