The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow

The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow 九五至尊
The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow official poster
Genre	Comedy-drama Time travel
Written by	Chan Ching-yee Choi Ting-ting
Starring	Kwong Wa Maggie Cheung Ho-yee Melissa Ng
Theme music composer	Tse Hak-lam
Opening theme	Choi Kau Bo (彩構步) by Kwong Wa
Ending theme	Yin Juk Yat Sang Dik Mei Lai (延續一生都美麗) by Kwong Wa
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Siu Hin-fai
Location(s)	Hong Kong
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	45 mins. (each)
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Original release	27 January – 21 February 2003
External links
Website

The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow (Chinese: 九五至尊; Jyutping: gau2 ng5 zi3 zyun1) is a Hong Kong comedy television drama produced by Siu Hin-fai and TVB. It originally aired on TVB Jade from 27 January to 31 February 2003. According to legend, Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty may not have died of natural death and was actually assassinated. The plot is an imaginative time-traveling story based on the continuation of what happens after the assassination attempt.

With an average of 2.21 million viewers (34 points), the drama is the fourth highest rating drama series of 2003. It received five nominations at the TVB Anniversary Awards, winning four. Maggie Cheung Ho-yee won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress and one of twelve My Favourite Television Character awards, while Paul Chun won My Favourite Powerhouse Actor. Kwong Wa was nominated for the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor, and won one of twelve My Favourite Television Character awards.

The story begins in Qing dynasty, China with Yongzheng Emperor disguising himself among commoners to have a meal outside the imperial courts. At the restaurant he encounters a woman named Lui Sei-leung who was under attack by loan sharks for not returning debts. The emperor comes across her situation, and pays off the debt for her. Later during a ship departure, Lui approaches the emperor and thanks him for his deed. She suddenly reveals herself to be a Ming Dynasty revolutionist and attempts to kill the emperor. The boat is then all of a sudden caught in a time-traveling vortex/hurricane.