The Drive of Life

The Drive of Life 歲月風雲
The Drive of Life Official Poster
Genre	Modern Drama (Grand Production)
Written by	Au Koon-ying
Starring	Damian Lau Liao Jingsheng Michael Miu Joe Ma Charmaine Sheh Jessica Hsuan Raymond Lam Sheren Tang Feng Shaofeng Myolie Wu Ron Ng Toby Leung
Opening theme	Sui Yuet Fung Wan (歲月風雲) performed by Hacken Lee and Chou Chuan-huing
Ending theme	Troika (Russian Folk Song)
Country of origin	Hong Kong China
Original language(s)	Cantonese Mandarin
No. of episodes	60 (TVB) 58 (CCTV)
Production
Producer(s)	Tommy Leung Poon Ka Tak
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	TVB CCTV
Original release	16 July – 5 October 2007
External links
Website

The Drive of Life (traditional Chinese: 歲月風雲; simplified Chinese: 岁月风云; pinyin: Suìyuè Fēngyún) is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.

The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile, as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe". This film ties with TVB drama "War and Beauty" for the record of having the most "TVB Best Actress" winners, where Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang and Myolie Wu won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 1999, 2006/2014, 2009/2010, and 2011.