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COLLECTION · Series · 2005

The Charm Beneath

胭脂水粉

CHUK MING WAI (LAI CHI, GIGI) is the third child of the family. She has two elder brothers, YAU SHING (TSANG WAI KUEN) and YAU YIP (CHAN HO, MOSES), and a younger sister, MING MAN (CHO, MANDY LEE). In the 1930s, the CHUK family is rich and renowned. It runs a cosmetic shop called the “Charming Flowers”. WAI’s father CHUK MOON SHAN (CHAN HUNG LIT) plans to pass the family business to SHING. However, SHING dies young. His inheritance passes to YIP, who has no interest in running the business. After YIP takes over the “Charming Flowers”, he is forced to deal with politics and hypocrites...

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* 6.0 (1)DramaHong Kong SAR China
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Creators
Mui Siu-Ching
Countries
Hong Kong SAR China
Studios
TVB Jade · TVB
Release
17/10/2005
Score
6.0 / 10 (1)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
30 episodes · 2005
Episode 1. Episode 1
2005-10-17 · 44 min

The first perfume retail shop of Halle de Fleur opens for business. The second young master, CHUK YAU YIP, returns from abroad; he brings along a big clock for the business opening occasion; his father, MOON SHAN, looks unhappy, but YIP…

Episode 2. Episode 2
2005-10-18 · 44 min

SHING has a dispute with SHAN over the background of SHEUNG. All the CHUK’s family members (CHUK, the last name of the family) have prejudice against SHEUNG; WAI also thinks that it is not worthy for SHING to harm the father-and-son…

Episode 3. Episode 3
2005-10-19 · 44 min

After taking SHEUNG to leave Moon Yuen, the big house of CHUK’s family, SHING comes to know that SHEUNG is pregnant. However, he does not want SHAN to make concession because of SHEUNG’s pregnancy. SHING slaps WAI on the face, mistaking…

Episode 4. Episode 4
2005-10-20 · 44 min

On witnessing the calamity happening to SHING, SHEUNG faints and she is sent to hospital. YIP tells SHAN the pregnancy of SHEUNG; SHAN is eventually allowed into the CHUK’s family. As SIN sees that SHAN treats SHEUNG indifferently, SIN…

Episode 5. Episode 5
2005-10-21 · 44 min

MAN has SHAN’s dear love but WAI receives SHAN’s cold shoulder. WAI completes the account books for CHEONG overnight but CHEONG forgets to take them back to Halle de Fleur; SHAN criticizes WAI for spoiling her husband, CHEONG. SHEUNG is…

Episode 6. Episode 6
2005-10-24 · 44 min

SHEUNG is diagnosed to have prenatal depression. SHEUNG is discharged and returns home, where SIN, YUNG and others feel uneasy. In a street, MAN and WAI see a man, who sells his daughter to a brothel. MAN comes up to defend the daughter…

Episode 7. Episode 7
2005-10-25 · 44 min

MAN discovers CHING sends the product to the girls working in brothels. When returning home, MAN reprimands YIP for helping the unhealthy growth in the society; YIP does not think so and he further decides to patronize the “Flower Queen…

Episode 8. Episode 8
2005-10-26 · 44 min

When CHEONG falls from height, YUEN WING WAH, the advisory lawyer of Halle de fleur, happens to appear and CHEONG is rescued. WAI has a dispute with SIN and YUNG over CHEONG’s incident. SHAN reprimands WAI, saying that she is responsible…

Episode 9. Episode 9
2005-10-27 · 44 min

SHAN is heartbroken because SHING does not have a son to continue the family line while WAI comforts him. Later WAI feels relieved as SHAN has given his granddaughter a name as MEI TING. SHEUNG has postnatal depression as her daughter,…

Episode 10. Episode 10
2005-10-28 · 44 min

TIN pretends to hit SIN to win the sympathy from SHAN, who does not want this to happen; he orders the family members not to disclose the family scandal to outsiders. After taking up the housekeeping authority, WAI discovers that SIN has…

Episode 11. Episode 11
2005-10-31 · 44 min

SHAN warns the family members not to question WAI’s identity, but WAI cannot feel relieved for this. CHING buys a brooch for YUNG while FONG thinks that CHING is an obedient son and she gives him a gold watch to commend him. After work,…

Episode 12. Episode 12
2005-11-01 · 44 min

KEUNG sees that YIP and HIU CHING are in good relationship; he then forces HIU CHING to set up a plan to kidnap YIP. FONG suggests YIP to manufacture gardenia perfume so as to confess his love to HIU CHING. In the meeting, the gardenia…

Episode 13. Episode 13
2005-11-02 · 44 min

YIP and FONG return home safely; YIP does not allow his family to report to police. SIN hurriedly tries to take back her part of the ransom money that she has given earlier; WAI ridicules her on seeing this. SHAN is grateful to SHEUNG’s…

Episode 14. Episode 14
2005-11-03 · 44 min

Actually, WAI comes to make order of sweet soup for the birthday party of SHAN; FOON and HUNG are feeling lucky that WAI does not overhear what they have said. YUNG selects return-gifts on behalf of SHAN; SIN follows YUNG, saying that she…

Episode 15. Episode 15
2005-11-04 · 44 min

HIU CHING denotes to YIP that her elder brother has involved in a traffic accident in Tianjin, where the victim of the accident asks for compensation. YIP is not aware there is a trick; he asks SHAN for help. CHEONG leads SHAN the way;…

Episode 16. Episode 16
2005-11-07 · 44 min

HIU CHING confesses to YIP frankly that it is the money that brings them together. The half drunk YIP cannot cope with the instigation; he picks up a knife on the ground and he stabs HIU CHING unexpectedly. CHEONG takes YIP and the knife…

Episode 17. Episode 17
2005-11-08 · 44 min

On seeing that SHAN has done a lot of things for YIP, WAI is touched and she cannot help but be grateful to his love and care since childhood. PUN suggests to SHAN that YIP and SUET get marry so as to settle the grudges of the two…

Episode 18. Episode 18
2005-11-09 · 44 min

In order not to let WAI have further grievances because of him, LONG decides to leave Moon Yuen. The floating cash in CHUK’s family becomes tight as SHAN has admitted into hospital. SIN blames WAI for not doing her job properly; WAI makes…

Episode 19. Episode 19
2005-11-10 · 44 min

MAN and WAI make some sweet snack for SHAN, who feels relieved to see the two girls more intimate than before; he decides to amend the will. In order not to make SHAN instigated again, WAI refuses HUNG to visit SHAN. When WAI and others…

Episode 20. Episode 20
2005-11-11 · 44 min

WAI reprimands TIN when seeing him wearing SHAN’s overcoat; with the explanation given by BONG, it comes to know that it is a misunderstanding. In his dream, YIP has the encouragement from SHAN, telling YIP that he needs to do a good…

Episode 21. Episode 21
2005-11-14 · 44 min

With FONG’s encouragement, YIP vows to work hard in front of the signboard of Halle de Fleur. SIN and TIN try to make all others back down in the face of difficulty by humiliating YIP in public. FONG despises what TIN has done; she…

Episode 22. Episode 22
2005-11-15 · 44 min

YIP and others question BONG for the matter of fake signature; SIN firmly takes up the responsibility of the accusation to alleviate the great family pressure placed on BONG. SIN is found guilty as charged and sentenced with one year…

Episode 23. Episode 23
2005-11-16 · 44 min

Oversea Imports, “Add Beauty”, become the new opponent to Falle de Fleur; YIP and his team have to figure out some strategy hurriedly. For bringing happiness to children, FAI draws some funny pictures for them without considering rewards;…

Episode 24. Episode 24
2005-11-17 · 44 min

Seeing that the smile of MAN is so sweet, FAI uses her as a blueprint in his cartoon characters. Because the chemical substances in “Add Beauty” is over the required standard, it is banned from being placed over the market, causing TIN…

Episode 25. Episode 25
2005-11-18 · 44 min

MAN slaps FAI on the face, thinking that he only comes close to her simply because he wants to collect information of the whereabouts of HIU CHING. Unable to bear the other people’s accusing fingers of helping FAI, SHEUNG decides to leave…

Episode 26. Episode 26
2005-11-21 · 44 min

YIP goes to FAI’s house, where he is surprised to see FAI is dead. YIP is suspected to commit murder and detained by police. Yip points out that WAH is able to be his time witness. After knowing that FAI has died, HIU CHING is heartbroken…

Episode 27. Episode 27
2005-11-22 · 44 min

YIP comes across HIU CHING; he then chases after her with negative result to get her. HIU CHING is shocked to know that FAI is dead. She goes to look for YIP as YIP has something to do with his death. HIU CHING suspects that KEUNG has…

Episode 28. Episode 28
2005-11-23 · 44 min

On seeing that YIP cares for HIU CHING, FONG runs out of the door; YIP chases after and he explains; FONG forgives him finally. On one side, SHEUNG tells HIU CHING that YIP loves FONG. On the other side, SHEUNG encourages HIU CHING to…

Episode 29. Episode 29
2005-11-24 · 44 min

WAI has a miscarriage, while CHEONG hurries to hospital; he eventually sees WAI after a long begging. However, WAI denotes that she wants to divorce him. For revenge, SHEUNG not only makes CHEONG and WAI separated, she further encourages…

Episode 30. Episode 30
2005-11-25 · 44 min

YIP does not believe WAI’s accusation against SHEUNG. WAI reads again the letter that CHEONG has given her; she even has more sorrow. Japanese armies invade China and the situation is unstable. CHING and MAN decide to join the army to…

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Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai
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Moses Chan Ho
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Anne Heung Hoi-Lam
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Mandy Lee Cho
Mandy Lee Cho
Sharon Chan Man-Chi
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Kiki Sheung
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Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun
Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
Chen Hung-Lieh
Chen Hung-Lieh
Ngo Ka-Nin
Ngo Ka-Nin
Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
Oscar Leung Lit-Wai
Oscar Leung Lit-Wai
Michael Tong Man-Lung
Michael Tong Man-Lung
Fred Cheng Chun-Hung
Fred Cheng Chun-Hung
Mary Hon Ma-Lee
Mary Hon Ma-Lee
Mark Kwok
Mark Kwok
Law Lok-Lam
Law Lok-Lam
Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Maria Chen
Maria Chen
Kwong Joh-Fai
Kwong Joh-Fai
Goldie Ho
Goldie Ho
Chan Min-Leung
Chan Min-Leung
Candy Chiu Ching-Yee
Candy Chiu Ching-Yee
Eddy Law Tin-Chi
Eddy Law Tin-Chi
Iva Law Wing-Han
Iva Law Wing-Han
Isaac Ng Man-Sang
Isaac Ng Man-Sang
Candy Cheung Shuet-Kan
Candy Cheung Shuet-Kan
Sung Chi-Ling
Sung Chi-Ling
Jenny Wong Tze-Wai
Jenny Wong Tze-Wai
Hoffman Cheng
Hoffman Cheng
Adam Ip
Adam Ip
Fanny Ip
Fanny Ip
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Anita Kwan Yee-Tung
Akai Lee
Akai Lee
Lily Li
Lily Li
Chiu Sek-Man
Chiu Sek-Man
Wong Man-Biu
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Tang Yu-Chiu
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Joseph Yeung
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