The Gem of Life

The Gem of Life 珠光寶氣
The Gem of Life Official Poster
Genre	Modern Drama
Starring	Gigi Lai Ada Choi Maggie Shiu Bowie Lam Moses Chan Wong He Louise Lee David Chiang Eddie Kwan Bosco Wong Linda Chung Elliot Ngok Kenny Wong Chan Hung Lit
Opening theme	"鑽禧" by Shirley Kwan
Ending theme	"無情有愛" by Linda Chung "相戀兩個字" by Bowie Lam & Gigi Lai "我還在等甚麼" by Moses Chan
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese, some dialogues in English, French, Shanghainese and Mandarin
No. of episodes	82
Production
Producer(s)	Jonathan Chik
Location(s)	Hong Kong Macau France Thailand Tibet Beijing, China Shanghai, China Qingdao, China Shanghai, China Shenzhen, China Dongguan, China Zhuhai, China
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)	Television Broadcasts Limited
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Original release	October 20, 2008 – February 13, 2009
External links
Website

The Gem of Life (Traditional Chinese: ) is a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan, and France.

The story centers around three sisters: Sylvia (oldest), Constance, and Jessica (youngest).

The series begins with Constance returning home. Her mother, SiuYau, had objected to her marriage so she eloped to Canada. Her husband Frankie now wants a divorce.To keep him, Constance hopes that Jessica, the wealthiest of the sisters, will lend her money so that Frankie can open a business. What Jessica's family didn't know was that her husband, Patrick, is facing losses in their company. Sylvia and her husband Tim are also facing problems: Their marriage is falling apart and Sylvia tries to keep it a secret from her family.

Jessica writes Constance a cheque so that she will leave. Their mother finds out Constance has returned and that her Frankie is a cheater. She interferes. The cheque bounces, the adultery is exposed, and Constance is forced to accept divorce. Meanwhile, Tim is discovered to have another family, and SiuYau exposes this adultery, causing Sylvia to divorce her husband as well. SiuYau is disappointed at the failures of her daughters' marriages and praises Jessica for marrying well and rich. Hearing this, Jessica helps Patrick seek tycoon Terrence in hopes that he will invest in their company. Terrence initially agrees but backs out the last minute. As Jessica and her husband panic, Calvin interferes. Like Terrence, Calvin owns an entertainment company and there has been a long rivalry between them. Calvin is disgusted by people who are born into the rich life, while he had to struggle in the streets before rising. Although he personally sets out to antagonize Terrence, Calvin secretly works for Martin, Terrence's father who wants his son to learn lessons in business as well as in life. Terrence and Calvin agree on a bet, if Terrence loses a boat race then he will have to invest in Patrick's failing company.

Unable to wait for the results, Jessica and her husband tricked Jessica's father into lending them all his money. Patrick then fakes death to stall his creditors, leaving Jessica with the financial burden. Despite Jessica's imminent bankruptcy, she continues to spend and go to balls. Constance catches her spending money at an expensive clothing shop and attempts to stop her. She accuses Jessica of tricking her own family for money, and Terrence hears them bickering. Jessica leaves Constance in tears, questioning the importance of wealth she sees an expensive dress and tries it on. When she is about to leave the sales lady informs her that Terrence had bought the dress for her. Knowing Terrence is a player, Constance chooses not to dwell on it. Later, on the day of the boat race Calvin is disqualified for cheating and Terrence wins. Wanting to help Jessica, kindhearted Constance seeks Terrence and tries to convince him to invest in her sister's company. He ignores her request, and she ends up following him to his boat. There's a storm and she ends up on his boat for seven days. The magazines quickly publish the story, and she catches the attention of Derek, a poor man who falls passionately for her.