Review: The Drive of Life (歲月風雲)
Wonderful!
Finally, I am done with the 60 episode BUT I ended up with "panda" eyes. 
My recommendation? 5/5.
- Title: 歲月風雲 / 岁月风云
- Title (Cantonese/Mandarin): Shui Yuet Fung Wan / Sui Yue Feng Yun
- Title (English): The Drive of Life
- Also known as: The Legendary Era, The Changing Times
- Genre: Modern, history
- Episodes: 60
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-16 to 2007-Oct-05
- Air Time: Weekdays 21:30 to 22:30
- Broadcast network: TVB (HK) & CCTV (Mainland China)
- Theme song: The Sky This Blue by Hacken Lee and Steve Chou
- Insert song: Finding You in Loving Memory (愛在記憶中找你) by Raymond Lam
This show was created to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. It revolves around the history of the 2 places and this show focused around China's Atuomobile Industry – a major car manufacturing company and the family managing it.
Before I go any further, let's take a look at the relationship chart. 
PLOT
In 2007, a Chinese independent brand car is finally running on the US's road. In the car, there are 3 directors from Wah family’s car factory – Wah Zhen Pong, Tin Zhen Man and Wah Ching Ling. After many years of hard work, they have finally establish an independent brand of cars, and successfully built up their overseas markets, thus bringing China’s car industry out a step further. This is the Wah’s family dream, and also a story of a family breaking up but reunited together again to work towards their dream.
In the early 20th century, Wah Hoi Yuen, who once worked for the government, returned to his hometown from overseas studies, and witnessed imported cars being driven around the city. Thus upon his return, he decided to develop China’s local car industry. After going through many struggles, he finally built a car-repair factory, and before the Word War 2, he expanded the car-repair factory to the manufacture of car engine as well, and slowly fulfilling his dream. However, war broke out, and the Wah’s corporation was forced to stop all expansions, until the war ended, and Republic of China was established, then the car engine factory reopened. At that time, it was already Wah Hoi Yuen’s son, Wah Yuk Cheong, being in charge. Yuk Cheong felt that the production of car engine was only a basic foundation; their ultimate aim was to build a car manufacturing empire. His hard work and effort put in influenced his 3 sons – Wah Man Hang, Wah Man Hung, and Wah Man Shek. However, stepping into the 1950s, the internal economic environment changed, the car-engine factory was switched into a state-operated corporation, and the development became slower. Until the 1960s, Wah Yuk Cheong died due to overworking, and his dream was unfulfilled.
In 1965, the eldest son, Wah Man Hang, had graduated from university, and felt that heading towards Hong Kong would have better chances of development, but there was still his mother to be taken care of. Hence, Man Hang and Man Hung decided to draw lots and see who would stay behind. But, Man Hang cheated, and led to Man Hung having to stay behind in China while Man Hang and Man Shek would proceed to Hong Kong. Man Hung initially wanted to be an engineer at the car-engine factory, but due to the internal political crisis after 1966, he was forced to return to his hometown, and lost contact with the others. Stepping into the 1970s, Man Hung finally returned to the car-engine factory to work, and later assisted in the production of tractors, taking a step forward towards the area of engine exports. On the other hand, Man Hang and Man Shek, who were in Hong Kong, continued working hard, and later earned the appreciation of a businessman, Wong Cheng Kwok, who married his daughter, Wong Siu Fun, to Man Shek. He even produced capital to cooperate with the brothers to operate a steel processing factory. From then on, both brothers became wealthy businessmen.
In the early 1980s, China changed her policy and opened up her markets which lead to rapid growth in local businesses. Man Hung’s tractor factory modified its production lines to produce small trucks and consequently reaped positive results. Although the policy brought about many business opportunities, it also meant stiff competition with Man Hung's small factory which withstood immense pressures from the market. In addition, there were no external car factories interested in cooperation, causing the business to go downhill. Right until the 90s, the car factory began to face trouble, and the only remedies left was to change the corporation to a collective ownership sys…… (To be keep in suspense; kindly watch the show yourself)
Wonder which is the next TVB drama I am watching? Hmmmmmm……..
P/S: I am looking forward to watch ICAC Investigators 2007!
