[DVD_Lover]

Here are the offical pics of each individual character of Gem

http://z7.invisionfr...;#entry14272705

[DVD_Lover]

http://z7.invisionfr...;#entry14272988

Gigi's Innocent Love

Gigi & Moses play a couple, the guy is the most wanted bachelor, the girl is like an innocent little duckling. Gigi puts love above everything, she wants to find romance, but all of her relationships end up failing. Her mother is scared that she won't find a good marriage, so she matches her up with rich guy Moses. Gigi was married at an early age and lived overseas with her rich husband, but she was unhappy with her married life, so she returns Hong Kong and gets a job working as a celebrity. That's when she meets Moses, but Moses is a playboy and refuses to elope with her, breaking gigi's heart. But there is also a man who truly loves gigi, which is Eddie who is willing to change himself just for her.

[anopsky]

Anyone can translate the part of Maggie, Bowie and Kenny, Thanks guys!

[shaw_mag]

anopsky, on Oct 9 2008 11 09 AM, said:

Anyone can translate the part of Maggie, Bowie and Kenny, Thanks guys!

Anopsky, that article is from Yes Magazine. I don't mind translate it, but I don't think it is acurate, especially for B-M-K's storyline.

The article says that Maggie is Gigi and Ada's eldest sister. She is a career woman. She has a close relationship with Bowie through business, while get to have love relationship with Kenny through thai-boxing.
In the arrow chart it says: M and B are lovers; M and K have good feeling for each other; B and K are good friends.

What I know from Kennys' blog at tvb site:
B has an entertainment company. K and M work for him. B and K are good friends. K and M are co-workers. Once, when M is feeling very low, K introduced her to thai-boxing.

In an interview, B said M and him are lovers, but later M will let him go with other woman for the sake of his business.

And in the pics from AoD, we see wedding pics of M and K.

very confusing...

[anopsky]

Thanks shaw_mag

Their relationship's so complicated.

[lilphimaddict]

i can't wait to see this...even though its going to be a long series, lets hope the story line isnt dragged out with boring stuff

[yuki9066]

I've heard from a Charmaine fan that the cast for GOL Ada, Gigi, Maggie, Moses, Bowie no longer in November month for TVB 2009 calendar. Instead November is filled with Charmaine, Michael Miu, Roger Kwok and Sonija.

[DVD_Lover]

Here are the new AOD previews taken by Malaysian Gigi fans
http://z7.invisionfr...;#entry14280492

Just watched that scene Carmen was talking about. It started when Gigi was standing on the footpath, she saw Ada getting out of a car and walk into a clothes shop, so gigi followed ada in. It turns out that Ada had lied to the family and said she had no money, but now she is spending money on buying new clothes. So gigi and ada gets into a big argument, Ada yells at gigi “You are so annoying, always nagging, no wonder all the guys dumped you.” Ada stormed out of the shop, gigi got really upset and started crying. She tried calling Maggie, (Gigi must be closest to Maggie, coz Maggie always comes to her defence), but Maggie didn’t answer the phone.

Moses was also in the shop with his girlfriend, he heard gigi cry and turned around to look at her. Gigi was sitting there thinking about how Ada said that no man wants her, so she decided to try on the beautiful dress hanging next to her. While she was trying it on, she spoke to herself doubtfully “Do I look good in this dress?” Moses was watching her and he replied “Looking good, beautiful dress, beautiful person, most important is to have self-confidence.”(I think he was trying to encourage gigi coz he saw her crying before and he can tell she is really self-conscious). Then gigi blushed and turned away.

So that’s gigi & mo’s first meeting, very romantic, mo was charming and suave, gigi sweet and shy.

Btw, if you watched the clips, I reckon you’ll find bowie’s character very strange, I’ve got no idea what he is doing, he’s kind of like a clown.

Screencap of new AOD previews credit to carmen @ http://z7.invisionfr...d...=222&st=735

Gimo's first meeting, very sweet!!

This post has been edited by Concubine_L: 14 October 2008 - 12:52 PM

[ang2383]

this is coming out next monday right? oct 20? i can't wait!

[earth2eternity]

New trailer released by TVB:

[Chynkinese]

Man I can't wait! this looks so freaking intense!!

[DVD_Lover]

http://z7.invisionfr...d...=222&st=735

[RayMich]

really can't for this serie to come out
like all the actor and actress in here
gigi look so pretty in this serie
gigi and moses look so cute together

[tvbfanzforever]

anyone got the link to the special 2 hour preview of the series that is to aired before the official launch date??

[DVD_Lover]

I did the translations for Episodes 1-4
http://z7.invisionfr...d...;st=0&#last

Many scenes in eps 1-4 are what we've already seen in the previews. There is the scene where ada & maggie went to attend the fashion show, and ada tried to stop maggie entering coz the model with maggie is rumoured to be ada's husband's lover. Then comes the scene where Lee see Kei gets in a traffc accident and holds up the traffic. Then gigi's father received news that someone had sold one of the three jewel brooches he bought for his three daughers, it got him worried coz he remembered the big fight the family had three years ago, which caused gigi to leave HK and get married in Canada. But now gigi is back in HK and she asked ada to lend her some money, ada told her mother that she lent gigi $1 million but it was just her plan to benefit herself. Then when gigi tried to withdraw the cheque, it was invalid. So gigi asked her good friend for help, she asked her friend to pretend to be a rich guy and act close to her in front of her husband. Gigi's mother invites gigi and her husband to dinner, and I think that's the part we saw in the previews where gigi's mom did something to expose Frankie's true face and gigi runs out of the house crying. After gigi separates from her husband, she lived with the family, maggie tried to cheer gigi up and told gigi to come to work with her. Ada saw in the magazine that gigi is her husband's new lover, she got so angry that she yelled at gigi in front of all the reporters. Ada 's husband tells her that the company might go into liquidation, and ada gets worried. Gigi's dad bought back the jewel brooch and asked maggie to give it gigi. Ep 4 will have the scene where gigi and ada were in the clothes shop and then gigi and Moses have their first meeting.

[xxNanciixx]

eek! can't wait to watch this series!! it's on after The Four Young Constables right?

thanks for all the vids and spoilers! is definitely going to be one of the best series' this year!

ooh....it looks so intense and Linda looks baaad....oh well...its a good change from al lthe goody goody roles shes been in

[earth2eternity]

The official site is up:
http://drama.tvb.com/thegemoflife/

[DVD_Lover]

http://z7.invisionfr...;#entry14288345
Some pics from yesterday's Gem party, thanks to bowielam.com

[Notou]

Wow they are gonna broadcast the first 2 episode on the 20th ~!!!! sweet cant wait, because i waited long enougth for this show.


peaceXDD

[ang2383]

tvbfanzforever, on Oct 17 2008 11 11 AM, said:

anyone got the link to the special 2 hour preview of the series that is to aired before the official launch date??

i want to watch this too. anyone have a link?

[foreverleila]

Ada Choi & Maggie Siu steals the limelight from Gigi Lai
Monday October 20, 2008 Hong Kong
Credits: to Matchbox @ http://www.mediachamber.net/



Yesterday evening the cast of TVB Anniversary (Gem of Life) went on a luxury cruise to promote the series. The main leads Gigi Lai, Ada Choi, Maggie Siu, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan and Wong Hei all attended the promotion. The outfit’s Ada and Maggie wore attracted the most attention.
Despite the cast having a splendid buffet meal and watching Synchronised Swimming performances. Afterwards the cast made wishes with the candle holders and placed them in the pool hoping the TV ratings will be a success. When the female cast was placing the candles in to the pool. The actresses were in a quite difficult situation because they did not want to get their sexy outfits wet and expose themselves. Gigi also joked that she was afraid Bowie who was behind her was going to push her into the water. When the function was drawing to a close, the group felt very high and Moses, Bowie and Kenny Wong did stripping dances which making the females scream of joy.



Ada and Maggie attracted the most attention with their outfits. Ada said she was sponsored for the outfit and most important is that it is suitable for the atmosphere. She had a lot of confidence in the new series "There are very few series that will air 2 episodes at once. I believe the ratings won't be bad. I hope the audience will like it". In the series Ada will have many opportunities in wearing diamonds. In real life does Ada like wearing jewels? She said "I do like buying diamonds. I originally asked my husband to buy diamonds for me as a birthday present but then he said he preferred to buy a suitcase for me as it is durable and can last forever". Maggie said she will not expose herself as the outfit fitting is very tight. When the reporter mentioned her and Ada had stolen the limelight from Gigi. She said "We can all alternate looking beautiful. Most important is being comfortable with what you are wearing". Maggie also said she has confidence with the TV ratings but will not give herself too much pressure.



Gigi generously praises Ada and Maggie looking beautiful and didn't mind having her limelight taken away from her. (The Gem of Life) is Gigi's debut epic production and she said she had confidence in the ratings. As for many things happening during the filming. Gigi said "When I look back there are many changes, such as my brother's accident but each person has their own personal experiences. I will be strong and face it and work hard". Gigi was also reported suffering from mental disorder Mania as she was telling her assistant off. She said "Perhaps the reporters had noticed I did not have much news so wanted to create some sparks. But it's better than not having any news. I do not suffer from the Mania disorder". (Did you tell your assistant off) "You should go and ask my assistant".

[why_man]

this one is really good, i have only seen 4 episodes and i can¨t stop watching it, in the beginning i thought that ada, maggie and gigi was born in a rich family who make jewelry, but i was wrong, one good modern serie

[jia jia]

^^ yeah so did I. I thought they would be a rich family in the jewellery business but guess not. By the looks of it they live okie but aren't that rich. I think this series will be base on them all marrying off into rich families after all 3 divorce their husbands. which is a crack up lol.

[raiinbow]

Seems like Ngok Wah & Chan Hung Lit are the richest in the series. Btw, I've also heard that Chan Hung Lit is the richest.

[CookieChiu]

I'm really enjoying this series so far-I'm surprised at how good this series is. I hope it doesn't go downhill. I have to say though that the spoiler plots doesn't really seem like they are telling the truth or is it me?

[foreverleila]

Ada Choi busy being Mrs. Zhang, No time to worry about Joseph Lau
Tuesday November 11, 2008 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily, Mingpao, Wenweipo
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net



Ada Choi, Maggie Siu, Moses Chan, Bowie Lam, Kenny Wong, Linda Chung and Bosco Wong and other "The Gem of Life" cast members were all in a one night store in Central for the "Creative Wine Tasting" promotion. During the event, they were split into teams they tasted cocktails and red wines. Only saw Moses drank so much that his face was getting red, but in the end Bowie Lam, Maggie and Kenny's team won. Afterwards there was a raffle for a handbag, Ada got the lucky ticket, she expressed that she was very happy!

Ada who usually likes to drink red wine and would often "drink up wine". She exposed: "before when I was in Japan for my honeymoon, I got really drunk and vomited, then I encountered some Hong Kong fans and they requested a picture with me. At the time because I was drunk and had a bad attitude, so I rejected them. My husband had to go apologize to fans for me." Asked if she paid attention to Joseph Lau (Big Lau 劉鑾雄) and Yvonne Lui (呂麗君)'s gossips? She smiled: "Recently I have been paying more attention to 'The Gem of Life' TV ratings and go online to see what netizens are saying about the series. That is already enough to keep me busy, things that are not my business I don't worry so much about! (Will you call Big Lau and congratulate him for being a father again?) Right now I am already Mrs. Zhang, I'm busy cooking and making soup! (Big Lau got knocked by a reporter's microphone, it is big news, you should notice though?) Bowie and Maggie same thing, Maggie used her heels to hit Bowie's head, she hit him so nicely, Bowie's expression looked bad enough! (Is reality better to watch or is the series better to watch?) Of course the series is better to watch, filmed for a whole year, went to so many places...."



Bowie Lam visited people on Mountains, Not afraid of Danger

Bowie said that the scene where he was bashed in the head, the heels were not made from hardware, but during filming because Maggie used her real strength to hit me, so I really felt some pain. Bowie also reveals that earlier he and Yoyo Mung arrived in Mainland's mountain villages to vist. Although the roads were dangerous, but being able to help the sick, he feels its quite meaningful, if its more dangerous he'll be able to take it.

Also, Moses at first expressed that because he gets drunk easily, so he usually does not drink much, but afterwards he said that he doesn't get drink easily and start a 'short show'. Because of his inconsistent responses, he was asked by reporters about it. Moses said that at the time of the event he was already drunk.

[invisibleninja82]

Wasn't this aired already?

[foreverleila]

Ratings dropping for TVB currently broadcasting series
Tuesday December 2, 2008 Hong Kong
Source: Mingpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ asianuniverse.net

Yesterday TVB issued many "big envelopes" to their employees, the mood nowadays is quite gloomy. The economy is not getting better and now TVB Jade channel's currently broadcasting series "When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West" and anniversary series "The Gem of Life" ratings have been falling.

"When Easterly Showers..." dropped 1 point, averaging 28 points; "The Gem of Life" averages 28 points, dropping 2 points, losing approximately 1.2 million viewers.

Saturday (the 29th) and Sunday (the 30th) situation were better, "The Super Trio" show reached 31 points. Stephan Chow and Tsui Giu's movie CJ7 《長江七號》 reached 25 points, and last weeks broadcast of 《童心同行愛之夜》 increased 14 points.

[kten]

I really like this piece of article about Gem of Life. The writer give some depth to the series. Those who like the series should read this ( if you have not)

( I do not know how to paste the link - maybe some can tell me how)

Go to www.google.ca and search on 珠光寶氣 戚其義的黃金十年 . Remeber to read from page 1

This post has been edited by kten: 05 December 2008 - 06:42 AM

[foreverleila]

Smitten by Gem ("Gem of Life" Promo in Spore)
Thursday, 4 Dec 2008, Singapore
The Straits Times

Smitten by Gem

Bowie Lam's character of a doting boyfriend has viewers swooning and co-star Maggie Siu head over heels in love

By jocelyn lee



The Gem of Life boasts a star-studded cast including (from left) Louise Lee, Bowie Lam, Maggie Siu and Bosco Wong, who were in town for a press conference at Gallery Hotel. -- PHOTO: JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

Popular Hong Kong actress Maggie Siu is in love with fellow actor Bowie Lam's character, having acted as his girlfriend in the blockbuster drama series The Gem Of Life.

She says: 'I started to miss having such a doting boyfriend after the shoot was over.'

The 43-year-old is not the only smitten one.

Lam, also 43, reveals that many fans have been sending him love letters every day after his outstanding performance as a dream boyfriend in the 82-episode star-studded drama.

The Gem Of Life revolves around three sisters whose father works as a manager in a big jewellery company. Their mother believes that the key to a happy marriage is money and reminds them constantly to marry wealthy men in order to enter into high society.

Lam plays the eldest sister's boyfriend, who is the owner of an entertainment company. His character is an ambitious man who has a busy and successful career, yet still makes time for his girlfriend and cares a lot about her.

Lam, Siu and co-stars Bosco Wong and Louise Lee were in town this week to promote the HK$100 million (S$19.7 million) drama, which is available here in VCD and DVD formats at video rental outlets.

Lam tells Life! in Mandarin at Gallery Hotel: 'The viewers, ranging from young kids to old women, all love my character in the show as I may be unreasonable at times but am still very caring and loving towards my girlfriend.'

But he is not so romantic in real life, he says. For one thing, he does not believe in giving jewellery to someone he likes.

Currently single, he says: 'I'd rather give my loved ones money because it's so much more practical. Jewellery doesn't appeal to me.'

The same goes for 28-year-old Wong, who plays a man who falls for the rich granddaughter of the jewellery company's owner. He says a guy should buy jewellery for his loved ones only once or twice a year because 'such acts will be meaningless if done too many times'.

Wong reveals he had felt very stressed acting with Lam in the drama. The boyish-looking actor says: 'Lam is a very good actor who is quiet and serious on set and I felt pressured to match his standards.'

Lam, who did not know about this prior to the press conference, says jokingly in return: 'Don't worry, I look fierce but I am not.'

Amid the jokes and laughter, the four artists say they are not too worried about their jobs in the light of the recent termination of more than 200 workers from their company, Television Broadcasts Limited, to cut costs. But they add that they feel very sad about their colleagues' departures.

Veteran actress Lee, 58, who plays the mother of the three sisters, says: 'It is heart-rending and I'm sure no company wants this to happen to its staff.'

Lam agrees, saying: 'Although I'm not directly affected, I know many people who worked behind the scenes. I feel upset that they have to lose their jobs now.'

[hakunamatata]

the beginning of this series was quite disappointing. it was a bit boring at first. but now its getting more and more interesting. i want to watch it everyday.

but i still reckon that 80 episodes is too long. i am afraid i will soon get bored of the show.

[mv_288]

Source: http://the-sun.on.cc/
Translated by travelbug @ http://asianfanatics.net

Last week ratings for TVB all dropped, average ratings for "Off Pender/畢打自己人" fell 3 points to 23, "Pages of Treasure Click" and "The Gem of Life" both with only 25 points, dropping 2 and 3 points respectively. Super Trio 2008/鐵甲無敵獎門人 with 28 points continued to be number one in ratings. Also the Broadcasting Authority received 3 complaints on the 19th about The Gem of Life, regarding the male and female lead's long kisses and it should not be aired during that period of the night.

[Adrenaline]

i'm totally loving this drama now, it didn't deserve such low ratings of 25 ): !
I think in the future episodes, the ratings will shoot up to the higher ratings it really deserves

[reindrpz]

i think the show did a good job of building up the plot.. it does seem a little boring at first, but there are scenes that make it interesting. i can't believe it's been 50 chapters already!

[foreverleila]

Queenie Chu is worried that the rumors will affect her image
Saturday January 10, 2009 Hong Kong
Source: On.cc
Translated by: Matchbox @ mediachamber.net
If you repost this article you must repost the whole article and no editing.
Thank you for your co-operation



Moses Chan, Bowie Lam, Linda Chung, Maggie Siu, Louise Lee and Queenie Chu attended the promotions for "The Gem of Life" in Tai Po yesterday. The cast produced New Year Message Scrolls (Fai Chun). Following the rumors between Queenie Chu and Raymond Chiu. There were further reports that claimed that her sweet talk successfully pleased Producer Jonathan Chik Kei Yi. Therefore she was able to become the second female lead in the new series "Superwoman".

Queenie responded by saying that Jonathan is her producer and she is an actress, nothing else. They have never met up alone. When she read the news reports she was quite sad. She personally put in a lot of effort in her acting. While shooting for the series "Superwoman" for the first 7 days, she had cried 4 times already. No one knew how tiring it was for her. She is very worried that it has affected her image. When discussing about the rumors with Raymond Chiu, she acknowledged that she had not been out on the street with a guy for the past few years. "The reason why I avoid it is because I do not want people to think I am always messing around."

Recently, Moses had gained weight but he said that he has gaining weight and losing weight tips. But to be able to put it into practice you must have determination.

[sun7630]

you know what i like about this series....it doesn't have those typical relationship where two sisters loves the same guy or two guys in love with the same girls...

each of the three sisters are very focus and passionate about who they love, they dont' go through many different relationship except that they have a divorce...though not much is focus on their relationship before the divorce..

[raiinbow]

Bowie Lam singing the theme song at TVB Chinese New Year show, starting from 06:30

[MadamLeung]

haha thx for sharing rainbowtonight!!
Bowie was so cute and funny
i wish maggie had part with him
And the rest of Gem cast! hehe

[foreverleila]

"The Gem of Life" ratings dropping, TVB intend to Cut down 5 episodes
Thursday January 29, 2009 Hong Kong
Source: 3weekly
Translated by: Matchbox @ mediachamber.net
If you repost this article you must repost the whole article and no editing.
Thank you for your co-operation.



TVB series "The Gem of Life" was regarded as last year's Grand production series. When it first started airing it peaked at 36 points. Unfortunately the contents of the series has been criticized for being too long and boring therefore the ratings have been dropping, even reaching 22 points. The series is nearly reaching its finale but the TVB executives still noticed no signs of the ratings being raised. Therefore they held an emergency meeting and suggested that the series which originally had 82 episodes would cut 5 episodes, totalling to 77 episodes. They hope that this will help the storyline be more exciting and the series will be finished 1 week earlier.

The magazine reporter asked TVB executive Stephen Chan about the claims. He said "Let’s just say that the advertising clients have always been very supportive." Also Virginia Lok said "Of course you need to ask Catherine Tsang about this". It looks like the series "The Gem of Life" has a high chance that it will be terminating early?

Earlier "Moonlight Resonance" reached 50 points and broke TVB rating records. Unfortunately "The Gem of Life" failed to do the same. Having no competitors and suddenly having such bad ratings, no wonder the TVB executives intend to cut down 5 episodes.

Storyline too Boring

It is said that TVB originally had a lot of confidence for the series "The Gem of Life" produced by Jonathan Chik as it has many Siu Sangs, Fa Dans such as Moses Chan, Bowie Lam, Ada Choi and Gigi Lai etc. It also has cast members from "Moonlight Resonance" such as Louise Lee, Elliot Yue, Chan Hung Lit and Lau Dan etc. The filming locations are also based around different countries including France, Tibet, Qing Tao and more others. Not only are there beautiful people and beautiful places. There is also a high class calculating storyline. Therefore it should be able to get high ratings. Unfortunately the series had been aired during the time of the financial crisis. The luxury life storyline has made viewers lose interest. In addition "Moonlight Resonance" had a climax for each episode. "The Gem of Life" has been dragged too long and may not be able to get a climax for each episode. Making viewers not have the urge to continue.

Sponsors reject the idea

The sponsors also voiced out their opinions on the matter and rejected the idea. One source stated "TVB executives do not want to upset their clients. Secondly when they signed the advertising contracts it was stated how many episodes would be aired. The clients will not care about the ratings, they just know how long the series will be aired for. That is how long their brand product will be advertised for. If 5 episodes are cut, that means their commercial will be shown 1 week less. The sponsor will of course reject the decision. But also if the series rating continue to drop and get lower than 20 points. TVB can alter their advertising slots to another time and that would mean still terminating "The Gem of Life”.

The TVB executives have denied the claims. Even one of the main leads Bowie Lam laughed and denied by saying "Rubbish." Let's hope that they can escape from having to cut down the episodes.


In The past TVB have had to Terminate programmes with low ratings.

輪 流 轉 1980
Originally 80 episodes, it started airing in April 1980 but the ratings have not been great. The ratings were also caught up by the ATV series "Fatherland" (大 地 恩 情) In the end TVB decided to terminate it and replace it with Wong Jing's "千王之王" (The Shell Game) instead.

Princess Pearl 3 III 還珠格格 3

The series "Returning Princess Pearl" had previously helped ATV get high ratings. But "Princess Pearl 3" that aired in TVB did not get the same results. It was aired in 2003 and received low ratings of 10 points. In the end it was altered to 6pm. It was replaced by Damian Lau's series "Find The Light".

Netizens have been discussing about the series. There was more criticizing than praises, however netizens voted the series being "Boring" and "Too Long".

[MadamLeung]

^ omg if they cut 5 eps tahts gonna be so crap.
everything is gonna be rushd for SURE! and the ending mite be crap? xD how could they cut it and still make it good/ XD
they shud jus keep it T_T