''Wax and Wane'' (Traditional Chinese: 團圓) is a 2011

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television drama produced by

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(TVB), with Nelson Cheung serving as the executive producer. The drama follows the story of two rival families, dealing with themes of

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, business affairs, and

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Plot

Yung Shing-fun (Lau Siu-ming) and his cousin Man Wing-cheong (

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) have been at odds for years, over the trade name rights of their family's noodle shop. Eugene (

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), Fun's eldest son engages in a property development project in order to solve the problem. Unwillingly, he offers to buy out the location of Cheong's noodle shop with his company's shares. He also invites Cheong and his son, Fung (

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), to join the company's management. Eugene actually has ulterior motives for doing this, as he hates Fung to the core for marrying his girlfriend Ko Wai-ting (

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). On top of this, Eugene's younger brother, Gary (

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), is going out with Cheong's second daughter, Peace (

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), regardless of his family's opposition. Now, Eugene is at his wits' end as he has to handle his family issues single-handedly. He never understood what family ties really meant, nor had he the courage to try to find it out, until now.

Production

Pre-production and character casting began September 2009.

and

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were cast first; upon hearing this,

explained that he turned down two mainland Chinese drama offers in order to fit his schedule to film ''Wax and Wane'' with Kwok.

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was also reported to have been part of the project, but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. A costume fitting and press conference for the drama was held on 12 January 2010, and filming began the following week. A blessing ceremony was held on 9 March 2010. Filming ended 22 April 2010, taking a full four months to complete.

Cast and characters

Yung family

*Yung Shing-fun (portrayed by Lau Siu-ming): The patriarch of the Yung family. He is the younger maternal cousin and rival of Man Wing-cheong. *Kwong Lai-ying (portrayed by Mannor Chan): Fun's wife.(Deceased) *Wong Sau-ping (portrayed by

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): Fun's mistress. *Eugene Yung Yi-Chun (portrayed by

): Fun and Ying's eldest son. *Maggie Yung Yi-lam (portrayed by Irene Wong): Fun and Ying's daughter. *Gary Yung Yi-hang (portrayed by

): Fun and Ying's youngest son who is dating Peace, Cheong's daughter. Now married to her.

Man family

*Man Fa-tung (portrayed by

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): Fun's maternal aunt and Cheong's paternal aunt. *Man Wing-cheong (portrayed by

): The older maternal cousin and rival of Fun. *Man Kar-fung, nicknamed Funky (portrayed by

): Cheong's eldest son. *Ko Wai-ting (portrayed by

): Fung's wife and Eugene's ex-girlfriend. *Peace Man Ka-fu, nicknamed Fully (portrayed by

): Cheong's youngest daughter and Fung's younger sister who has been dating Gary, Fun's youngest son. Now married to him. *Ho Kar-moon, nicknamed Moonie (portrayed by

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): Cheong's niece and Fun's daughter. *Roy Lai Pak-hei (portrayed by

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): A lawyer and Cheong's godson.

Other characters

*Wong Hung (portrayed by

): Ping's older brother a.k.a. Ping's husband *Chan Yat-chung (portrayed by

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): Fun's personal assistant. *Chan Chik-man (portrayed by

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): Chung's son. *Lee Kiu (portrayed by Ha Ping): Ying's mother and Fun's mother-in-law. *Zita Wah Hoi_lai (portrayed by Becky Lee): Daughter of a land developer tycoon.

Awards and nominations

45th TVB Anniversary Awards 2011

* Nominated: Best Drama * Nominated: Best Actor (Roger Kwok) * Nominated: Best Actor (Ron Ng) * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Mannor Chan) * Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Florence Kwok) * Nominated: My Favourite Female Character (Toby Leung)

Viewership ratings

References

External links

TVB.com
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English Synopsis {{in lang, en * List of Wax and Wane episodes TVB dramas 2011 Hong Kong television series debuts 2011 Hong Kong television series endings