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The long-running "A Kindred Spirit" had concluded for over a year, but Producer Tsui Yu On still had ideas in his head for the series. Producer Tsui told TVB's
Executive Producer Catherine Tsang about this. She suggested that he use his ideas and produce a new ancient sitcom. Producer Tsui took her advice and from the
leftover ideas for "A Kindred Spirit," "Virtues of Harmony" was born! It started filming during the summer of 2001 and premiered in Hong Kong that
September. "Virtues" was given a late-night time slot, airing after the two prime-time dramas. TVB wanted the series to be a half-hour comedy that people could
watch before going to bed. "Virtues" was expected to end at episode 100. TVB had no plans to make "Virtues" really long and they were quite hesitant in extending
the series at first.
From the start, "Virtues" was labeled an unoriginal copy of "Colourful Life" due to similar casts and genre. Eventually, people began to see the wit and humor of
the series and everyone started falling in love with it. TVB, too, saw the success and high ratings that the series was earning for them. It even beat high-profiled
production in ratings! Ratings success led to a 50-episode extension of "Virtues." The casts were really happy because "Virtues" was becoming such a hit. This
extension was followed by even more extensions because of the production's continued success. The extension of "Virtues" brought in Kingdom Yuen, Stephanie Che,
Lee Kwok Lun, Celine Ma, and many other casts to the show. The storyline was moved from the small "Chi Lik Gung" Village into the grand imperial palace (of
course, "Virtues" never filmed in the real palace though!). Veteran Maggie Siu was added into the cast during its final 100 episodes. Before everyone's eyes, "Virtues"
grew from 100 to 150 to 200 and finally to a grand total of 327 episodes. TVB was so confident in "Virtues" that it moved it from its late-night time slot and placed it
on during prime-time. TVB wanted "Virtues" to reach out to an even wider audience. Even though it aired at 10:30 PM, people still stayed up to watch it.
Finally, "Virtues" was given the comfortable 9:00 PM time slot. Since this move, "Virtues" has become a solid, family program for TVB.
The ancient "Virtues" finished filming in November 2002 and a 2-hour finale aired in December 2002. As a result of the series' popularity, the cast was invited for
a stage appearance in Malaysia. In October 2002, "Virtues" had a variety show. The 2-hour program had the entire audience in laughter. Malaysians who attended the
show got a preview of the songs that the casts recorded for their CD and enjoyed numerous skits, including the finale skit based on the series with the casts in their
ancient costumes. The "Happy Together" CD was released in February 2003. The album consisted of 13 tracks and included a bonus VCD with 4 music videos.
"Virtues" was far from over. The idea for a modern version was formulated during autumn 2002. The cast was happy because they wouldn't have to wear heavy
costumes anymore and preparation time prior to filming would be much shorter. The modern version of "Virtues" started production in March 2003. The filming
endured several struggles, including SARS. The SARS epidemic was a grave threat to the casts. In fact, one of the "Virtues" directors had SARS! This sparked a scare
in the "Virtues" studio and Nancy Sit and Joyce Chen had SARS scares of their own. Despite SARS, the casts continued filming bravely and gave each other support.
Nancy Sit pleaded with TVB to release the modern "Virtues" early so that the casts could bring laughter back to Hong Kong because 2003 had begun with so much
tragedy. TVB did as she requested and the modern "Virtues" premiered on May 5, 2003. The first week was a solid opening with high ratings. The modern "Virtues" is
the first TVB series to be released that had filmed during the SARS period.
In summer 2003, TVB allowed sponsors to place advertisements directly in series. "Virtues" became an instant hot favorite for advertisements. The background
sets were filled with products from sponsors and the casts were constantly seen using the products. Some of the sponsors for the series include mooncakes, C&S
Tissue, Haitien Sauces, Panasonic electronics, Kleenex tissue, Coca-Cola, Aji Snacks, Sony Ericsson phones, White Flower medicinal oil, and so on. "Virtues"'s
advertisements don't stop at just product sponsorships. The series also advertised for dentistry, the importance of health and check-ups, and so on. In fact, the
government paid the show to preach against smoking in an Anti-Tobacco segment and the background in several episodes had anti-smoking posters. For weeks prior
to the September 12, 2004 election in Hong Kong, posters advertising the election and encouraging voters were evident in the background of "Virtues." In the week of
the election, there was a segment dedicated to stressing the importance of the election and voting and informing viewers how to vote. The 9/12 Election had the
highest voting-turnout in the history of Hong Kong. The popularity of "Virtues" for sponsorship and advertisements is evident in every episode since TVB allowed the
placement of ads in series.
Extension of the modern version was not surprisingly, but how the storyline developed was totally unexpected. Mannor Chan, Yu Yeung, and Lam King Kong were
added to the show in summer 2003. During the winter of 2003, the health of Frankie Lam's father was failing and he wished that Frankie would get married with his
long-time girlfriend, Kenix Kwok, before he died. Frankie fulfilled his father's wishes and proposed to Kenix. Because of their engagement and upcoming wedding,
Frankie requested a temporary leave from "Virtues" so that he could have time to plan everything. Executive Producer Tsang made arrangements for Frankie. The
final storyline for Frankie's "Kam Nin" and Bernice Liu's "Joey Wong" was filmed in December 2003 and aired in January 2004. Bernice was written off the series
because her scenes revolved primarily around Frankie and it would be pointless to keep her around without him. Audiences waved goodbye to "big brother" and "big
sister-in-law" and were promised that they would return 100 episodes later (this promise was not kept).
The job of hosting the "2004 New Years Countdown" was given to the "Virtues" gang. They traveled to Macau and hosted the program. In January 2004,
the "Virtues" cast was asked to host the "Miss Chinese International 2004" beauty pageant. They opened the show with a performance and hosted the show as if they
were their characters from "Virtues." That night saw the crowning of Linda Chung as the new "Miss Chinese International." Who knew that the paths of "Virtues" and
Linda would cross and they would meet again with Linda a few months later!
Due to the departures of Frankie Lam and Bernice Liu, Hawick Lau and Albert Lo were added to the cast in February 2004. Cutie Mui filed for leave from "Virtues"
because she wanted to leave TVB's drama department. She wanted to join TVB's variety shows and hosting department. Cutie left the show in March 2004, shattering
her love triangle with Michael Tse and Bondy Chiu's characters. With the leave of so many casts, rumors circulated that TVB wanted to cut costs and kick off all the
original "Virtues" casts because they were too "expensive" and replace them with newcomers. Linda Chung was casted for "Virtues" and she arrived in Hong Kong in
April 2004. The characters of Linda and Hawick were supposed to have a romance, but in the summer of 2004, Hawick was written off the show to film another series.
Further, Hawick announced that he would be leaving TVB to film in mainland China. Consequently, the "big big brother" character was written off permanently and
once again, "Virtues" lacked a young, cute couple.
During summer 2004, TVB announced the surprising and sudden news that "Virtues" would conclude by the end of the year. Steven Ma joined "Virtues" in late
August 2004 to fill up the void of a "male lead" and pair up with Linda Chung. The modern version wrapped up production in January 2005 with 443 episodes. The final
episode aired on January 22, 2005 for one hour. Half of the finale was the conclusion of the series and the other half was a special interview with the casts reflecting
back upon the production. Disappointingly, Frankie Lam, Bernice Liu, Cutie Mui, and Hawick Lau did not return to reunite with the other casts. The achievements and
records of "Virtues" were announced and everyone waved a teary farewell to "Virtues," a series that had grown to be a part of everyone's lives.
Even though they make their work enjoyable, filming for "Virtues" has not been completely carefree. Whether it was raining or sunny, the casts were at TVB
studios filming for the series seven days a week for fourteen hours a day. It was only during very dangerous or severe weather conditions was the casts given a
break. They constantly have to worry whether or not the audience is getting enough laughs because they have a reputation to maintain. Nancy Sit suffered from a sun
stroke while filming for a basketball scene in the morning, but put a smile on her face when she hosted a function to promote the series later that afternoon. They
battled SARS in 2003. Despite all of their hardships, "Virtues" has been very good to everyone in the cast. Working on the series has provided financial stability and
surpluses and boosted everyone's popularity.
The four years that they've spent together has made the "Virtues" ensemble a family. Nancy Sit became the godsister of Frankie Lam, Michael Tse, Johnny Tang,
Louis Yuen, Hawick Lau, and Timmy Hung and they became her godbrothers during a celebration party after the conclusion of the ancient version. Their fellow cast
members were a big part of Frankie and Michael's weddings in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Everyone is good friends with each other and they are comfortable
around one another. They constantly tease each other and joke around. Bernice Liu says that the "Virtues" casts probably know her the best. During the SARS period,
Joyce Chen became sick and she worried that she had come down with SARS. She told everyone that she didn't want to be a burden, so she would stop filming. They
teased her and said they wouldn't let her die alone. Michael Tse risked his life and took her to the hospital for a check-up. Everyone helped Bernice with her lines,
acting, and Cantonese. The cast is most protective of Linda Chung because she's young, living alone in Hong Kong, and inexperienced. From on- screen to off-screen,
the "Virtues" cast is truly one big family.
Although never a ratings-buster achieving extremely high ratings or a high-profiled production, the success of "Virtues of Harmony" is undeniable. Its ratings has
been consistently good and always near or at the top week after week. Despite haters and doubts, it has defied all odds and lasted a strong four years without
declining. With a total of 770 episodes, "Virtues" holds the record for the second longest series in TVB's history. "Virtues" earns in four to five million dollars a month
for TVB! At the 2002 TVB Anniversary, there was a segment where many TVB artists gathered around to dance and sing "infamous" TVB themesongs; the themesong
to "Virtues" was one of these songs. The series' "Four Great Beauties," Bondy Chiu, Cutie Mui, Yvonne Lam, and Joyce Chen, picked up the award for "Best
Partnership" at the TVB 2002 Anniversary. Throughout its run, "Virtues" has been voted, by popularity, in Next TV Award magazine's "Top 10 Programs" in every
single year of its broadcast. Nancy Sit picked up several awards for her character of "Yau Nim Chi." Bernice Liu earned the nickname of "Princess" from her role
in "Virtues." Linda Chung achieved quick success and popularity in less than a year thanks to her "Virtues" role. "Virtues of Harmony" has won numerous hearts since
2001 and will be a series remembered for all the warmth, laughs, and happiness that it spread to viewers all around the world.
The producer of "Virtues of Harmony" is the same one who produced TVB's other long-running hit, the family- drama "A Kindred Spirit" that ran for
5 years and spanned 1,129 episodes. In fact, the initial idea for the show was based on left-over plotlines that the producer had for "A Kindred Spirit." TVB's executive
producer suggested that he use the idea to produce a costume comedy. Thus, "Virtues of Harmony" was born.
"Virtues of Harmony" is the second longest series produced by TVB, running for 4 years and 770 episodes. It is only 360 episodes and 1 year short
of taking the top spot as the longest series away from "A Kindred Spirit."
Nancy Sit didn't want to take the role of "Yau Nim Chi" when she was first approached. She was afraid of the hard work and even wanted to turn it
down. After much persuasion, Nancy decided to accept the role and she never imagined that the show would be such a massive hit.
The "Virtues" casts film for the show seven days a week, regardless of wind or rain, from 6:00 AM all the way until 8:00 PM. Only on very severe
weather are the casts given a day off from filming. Otherwise, the casts can be found in TVB studios shooting scenes for "Virtues" every single day!
The clock on the set of the show doesn't work. It is just a prop for the background. The crew has to manually adjust the time on the clock for each
specific shoot so that the clock will read the approriate time of day!
The sets used on the show have to be build and set up each time they film.
"Virtues" doesn't film in sequential order. They film according to set and scene locations. This is especially noticeable during the late 100's and early
200's episodes when Joyce Chen's hair was fluctuating between black and brown and curly and straight.
Some of the records that the show accomplished includes 23,160 minutes of airtime, racking up 6,948,000 characters in the scripts that if stacked
together would be over ten feet thick, and the show used 33,196 meters of film that is almost as long as the Airport Express railway line!
Bernice Liu earned the nickname of "Princess" after her popular role in the ancient version.
Although Frankie Lam doesn't return to the cast to film for the show after he was written off, he admits that he misses the casts and stops by their
studio now and then to say "Hi" and buy them snacks.
"Lam Yuk Lo" helped Bondy Chiu to regain financial stability.
Joey Yung is a "Virtues" fan and even wanted to gueststar in the show.
The preliminary gueststar list that the producer wanted for the show included Annie Man, Roger Kwok, Yoyo Mung, Myolie Wu, Rain Lau, Steven Ma,
Shirley Yeung, Patrick Tang, and Fiona Yuen. Although they were only successful in getting Myolie to gueststar, they were able to make Rain and Steven part of the
main casts for the show.
Hawick Lau was part of the "Fresh Five Tigers" while Joyce Chen was a member of the "Fresh Five Beauties." TVB wanted these two groups of
newcomer actors and actresses to replace the stars from the "Golden '80's." They were suppose to heavily promote them, but something went wrong and only Louis
Koo and Leo Ku became popular. The other members either currently play supporting roles or stopped acting.
After much teasing of her character in the show attracting younger men, Nancy Sit is currently (2005) dating a 37-year old man. Ironically, Frankie
Lam, Michael Tse, Johnny Tang, and Louis Yuen are all also 37 years old. Nancy faces much playful teasing from the casts about her new relationship.
Once, while filming, the casts kept making Linda Chung laugh, so she couldn't film her scenes properly without cracking up. She told them, "Can't
you guys be a little more serious?" The next day, everyone teased her by repeating her line. Linda says she has a lot of fun working on the show and they treat her
like family, especially since she has no one in Hong Kong. In fact, the casts are most protective of Linda because she is so young and worry about her.
Celine Ma (Bak Hup from the ancient version) was so upset that she got kicked out of the modern version that she cried to Nancy Sit. Celine
explained that she was so happy to be working on the modern version that she couldn't sleep and had to take sleeping pills. She overslept and was late on the first
day of filming for the show. The producer was pissed because Celine had a habit of coming late to the filming of the ancient version as well. Thus, she was cut and
Rain Lau was brought in to replace her. Nancy Sit had asked the producer to give Celine another role, but unfortunately, nothing came about.
Michael Tao has the themesong of the ancient version as his ringtone during the first episode of 2004 series "Shine on You."
Anne Heung watches the modern version of the show and dances to the themevideo in an episode of 2004 series "Hidden Treasures."
Michael Tse and Bondy Chiu had a bad record of being tardy and were punished for this bad habit from episodes 112-128 in which they were
written off of the show. Their screentime was frozen for a few weeks! Ever since this time, Bondy and Michael have not been late to filming for the show again.
Both Ah Nin and Ah San received "Good Citizen" certificates for helping the police to capture criminals!
Cutie Mui said that portraying the modern "Ah Mei" was very difficult and quite a challenge for her because the role is so shy and quiet. It is very
different from her usual outspoken, loud, and gossipy roles that provide a lot of comedic relief!
The reason that both the ancient and modern "Ah Lo" adorns a red string on her wrist is because Bondy Chiu practices Kabbalah. It is said that the
red Kabbalah string has the power to repel negative energy and ward off evil spirits. Many celebrities including Britney Spears and Madonna have taken up the
practice. This bracelet has become popular and a trend as a result. It is likely that Bondy is wearing the red string to keep evil spirits away from her and maintain
good luck.
Lily named her four daughters (from oldest to youngest) "beautiful," "elegant," "classy," and "cutie." Ah Lo comments that Lily's husband's surname
is "Ng," making her displeased. This is because "Ng" in Cantonese is pronounced similarly to "mm," which means "not." Thus, if the full names of Lily's daughters are
said, it would sound like "not beautiful," "not elegant," "not classy," and "not cute," which is the opposite of what Lily had intended when she named them those
names!
Thanks to its popularity and success, "Virtues of Harmony" has a lot of sponsors who want to advertise their productions in the show. It is because
of these numerous advertisements and sponsors that the show earns $4 to $5 million HK a month for TVB! Some of the show's sponsors include "Haitian" Sauces (the
soysauce of "Tung Mat Yuen" and choice of the characters), Klennex tissues, C&S papers (tissues, toliet paper, napkins (without them, what would Gam use? And
what about the sickly "Ka Yan" family?), Coca-Cola, mooncakes (2003, Mid-Autumn New Year), Sony Ericsson cellular phones (ever notice why some of the
characters have the same phones? They're all from "Sony Ericsson" and that's why there are some segments dedicated to teaching certain people how to use the
phones and to show off the cool features of the phone), Panasonic electronics, "Aji" snacks (what the characters snack on), and the list goes on.
This website was opened specifically on the first day that "Virtues of Harmony II" started filming (March 21, 2003)! Incidentally, the "Virtues of
Harmony I" site's anniversary date is May 5. That date is the first day that "Virtues of Harmony II" premiered in Hong Kong back in 2003! Coincidence? Or is it all due
to fate?
TVB never imagined "Virtues of Harmony" to become so popular or long. It intended the show to end at 100 episodes, but because it was such a hit,
they kept extending it. At first the extensions were only 50 episodes because TVB didn't want to make the series too long. However, since the ratings were so good,
they just let it go on as it is a strong and stable ratings earner for TVB.
"Virtues of Harmony II" is the first series to be released from a filming during the SARS crisis, a very scary time in Hong Kong. One of the show's
director caught SARS and became sick, making everyone worried. Nancy Sit and Joyce Chen both got sick and had symptoms similar to SARS, everyone was scared
that they had contacted SARS from the director. Luckily, they didn't have SARS and it is thanks to the strong bond of the casts that everyone had the courage to
move on and film for the series during the difficult SARS period!
The Kams' hometown village (Chi Lik Gung Jan) in the ancient version is named after a slang for a full-body medical check up. Gam said a few
times in the modern version that he went to the doctors and even did a "chi lik gung jan" and yet they found nothing wrong with him. It's most likely that the writers
named the village after this medical procedure. However, it is not the same words or meaning; they just sound alike.
The reason why Ah Hong has such limited screentime and has so little subplots of his own is because Johnny Tang has a bad relationship with TVB.
He has openly criticized them and has thus gotten on their bad side. That is why Ah Hong "disappears" so often in the modern version without any explanation made
in regards to his character. He only appears when his character is crucially needed (which is often never) and he has less than 10 subplots in which he is the main
focus (usually "his" subplots deal with his romance with Ah Yat). Unfortunately, TVB is that biased and holds such a strong grudge that poor Johnny has been demoted
from being one of the main casts in the ancient version to a supporting role in the modern version.
Ah Lam and Ah San do not appear in the show from episodes 414 until 434 mainly because Steven Ma and Linda Chung had to do other things (plot
and character development were the other driving force). Steven had some work and filming to do in mainland China while Linda had to go back to Vancouver,
Canada to crown the next Miss Vancouver 2004. Linda was also taking a vacation as well to spend the Christmas holiday with her family and friends whom she has
not seen since she started living alone in Hong Kong and filming for the series!
Although Ah Yuet and Ah Lo are loving couple, Michael Tse and Bondy Chiu expressed that they can't stand the other's character in the show!
Bondy says that "Ah Yuet" is too wishy-washy and not manly. Michael jokes that he would rather buy a bag of coal and commit suicide than be with someone like "Ah
Lo."
Ah Sing is written off the show from episodes 288 until 338 because Hawick Lau was filming for the series "My Family."
Stephanie Che is a spiritual and sensual person. She has an interest in astrology and turns to the signs in the stars whenever she has a problem.
She even taught Bernice Liu a lot about the astrological signs! Prior to starring in movies and series, Stephanie was a singer. She won an award for her duet song with
Andy Hui. Her first series was actually not the ancient version of "Virtues of Harmony." It was the 1994 TVB series "Heartstrings." Her co- stars included Aaron Kwok,
Gigi Lai, and Fennie Yuen.
Bondy Chiu sang the duet themesong for "Seven Sisters" with Gallen Lo.
The "Love is Beautiful" themesong was sung by Stephanie Che.
Johnny Tang is very rich because his father was a famous opera singer!
Although Stephanie Che is loved by "Virtues of Harmony" fans for her hysterical portrayal of "Man Gwai Fei," Stephanie is actually more known in
the Hong Kong movie industry as an actress whose strength lies in drama! She is praised for her acting of serious and dramatic characters in solid supporting roles in
high-profiled movie productions. Stephanie jokes that she is grateful to "Virtues" for making her so powerful and fearful. In "Heartstrings," she was slapped and
abused, so with "Virtues" she can have revenge and slap others!
Yvonne Lam actually hailed from Miss Hong Kong! She was a semi-finalist in the 1980 pageant. In fact, she was one of the "hot doors" contestants,
meaning that she had a great chance of winning. "Insider sources" revealed that she finished off in 4th place, only one spot away from getting a crown in the top 3!
Can you imagine where Yvonne would be now had she placed in Miss Hong Kong instead of just being a finalist? Perhaps it is fate because had she placed, we
wouldn't have her as the lovable but slow and rather simple-minded auntie in "Virtues of Harmony!"
Bondy Chiu was offered to star in "Virtues of Harmony" at a difficult time in her life. She was the top singer for her company until it merged with
EEG and Bondy was shunned. She was looking for petty jobs to make money. Bondy is very grateful to the role of "Ah Lo" because it has given her financial stability
and has also revived her popularity. Perhaps without "Ah Lo," there would be no Bondy today.
Linda Chung and Rain Lau cried during the last studio shoot party of the series. They didn't want to part nor the show to end because they've
become attached to everyone and the production. Linda says that "Virtues of Harmony" was her first series and she feels that they are like family. When she first
came to Hong Kong in 2004 to star in "Virtues," Linda was very scared because she never lived alone before and Hong Kong is foreign to her. Also, her Cantonese
was weak. She is thankful for the "Virtues" cast for being so supportive, kind, and caring towards her while she got adjusted to being in Hong Kong and living alone.
Although they like to tease her, she smiles that it is all in good fun. When Rain Lau was first given her role in "Virtues," she was thrilled because the show would be
very long. This means that she would make a lot of money. Although Rain's role in the series was never that big, it seems that she has had a very fun time working
with everyone.
Steven Ma agreed to be in the series because he was excited to work with everyone in the casts. He was happy that the script gave him scenes
with everyone. Steven was also free at that time and felt that his partake in "Virtues of Harmony" would be worthwhile. From the start, Linda Chung has always
believed that she and Steven would make a great pair. Steven is afraid of being hit by girls, but in the show, Linda's characters is always beating him up!
Miss Hong Kong 2003 winner Mandy Cho was once considered for a role in the show. She told her fans that she might appear in "Virtues of
Harmony." Whether or not the role that she was considered for was "Ah Lam," another role, or a gueststar is uncertain.
When Linda Chung was first casted to be in the series, it was said that she would be "Ka Yan"'s new accountant to replace Cutie Mui's "Ah Mei"'s
role in the company. For some reason, things were dramatically changed and Linda essentially became the replacement for Bernice Liu and Frankie Lam's characters.
She was the new "Ka Yan" beauty (Bernice) and its Merchandising Manager (Frankie). Linda admires Bernice, but said that she could never be compared with her. In
less than a year, Linda's success and popularity is coming closer and closer to those that Bernice established in 2-3 years.
The long kissing scene between Gam and Ying Gei in episode 81 took hours to film!
Louis Yuen was very happy when he heard on the news someone imitating his signature "dui bui dui" ("Isn't that right?") line for his character
of "Lau Gam." Someone was become questioned by the police and added "dui bui dui" as the conclusion sentence. This line is signature of Gam because he speaks
Cantonese but always adds the Mandarin "dui bui dui" at the end of his sentences.
Cutie Mui and Louis Yuen are best friends. Louis helped and supported Cutie when she was going through difficult times. This is the reason why
Louis and Cutie are often seen in the same series together.
Most of the time, Bernice Liu did not understand what she was saying in the series! Bernice memorizes the script through the pinyin pronounciation
of the words. She just says her dialogue without comprehending what she's saying. This is the reason why her screentime was limited in the ancient version. Bernice
has admitted this herself and says it was only with time and learning that she was able to have a strong grasp of Cantonese and learn what her lines mean.
Lee Ka Ding, the actor who plays "Lo Mong" is Gregory Lee's real-life father! For those who might now know, Gregory Lee is a young actor in TVB;
he is also the boyfriend of Shirley Yeung. Lee Ka Ding is a veteran and has been acting with TVB since the '80s. Like his character in "Virtues," he usually has those
fierce martial arts roles.
Nancy Sit was Anita Mui's master. She taught Anita how to sing! For those who might not know, Anita Mui is a legendary singer. She sang many
memorable songs and TVB themesongs. She was also an actress and won several awards and recognition in both singing and acting. Sadly, she passed away in 2003.
Interestingly, Anita was was linked to "Virtues" in a rumor that her ghost appeared on the "Virtues" set during an Ah San and Ah Lam scene.
Lee Kwok Lun earned the nickname of "11th brother" (Sup Yat Gor) after his character in "Virtues."
"Ma Chi" promotes herself as "Ka Yin Mama." Nancy Sit has her own line of "Ka Yin Mama" products. She has been around in the entertainment
industry since the 1960's. When Nancy was younger, she was part of the "Seven Princess" group of popular young stars. Since her time as a teen idol, Nancy has now
adopted a motherly image.
Linda Chung's role in subsequent series after "Virtues of Harmony II" have all been connected to "Virtues" in one way or another. Her role in "Always Ready" is
called "Sandra Sze Chor Kei." The surname is reminiscent of her pairing with Ivan Sze Gee San in "Virtues." In her gueststar in "The Zone," the character that she
screws over is called "Ah Sing." She deceives him to climb to the top. Linda's third series "Circus of Life" is from Producer Tsui, the creator of "Virtues!" Her fourth
series, a modern version of "Witness to a Prosecution," is produced by Mui Siu Ching, Cutie Mui's sister, and she has a romantic storyline with "big brother" Frankie
Lam! It's funny how Linda can't escape a connection to "Virtues" even after it is over! Or is because the "Virtues" family has become so big and is such a part of TVB
that's it's impossible to escape one link or another to it?
Despite its rushed filming and release schedule, "Virtues of Harmony II" has its share of cut segments!
Nancy Sit, Frankie Lam, Michael Tse, Bondy Chiu, and Kingdom Yuen are walking around. Nancy, feeling sorry, gives some money to a poor
beggar. Someone goes and wants to steal from the beggar, making Nancy furious. Showing her skills as an ex-police woman and a defender of justice, she fights for
the beggar. This scene was one of the earliest filmed. What is interesting to note is that although it was cut, it appears on the "Virtues of Harmony II" back video box
sleeve as well as in multiple promotional pictures.
Bernice Liu and Frankie Lam film a spoof based on Jin Yong's "Return of the Condor Hero" story. Bernice is "Siu Lung Lui" while Frankie is "Yeung
Gwoh." From the news reported during the filming of this dream, Siu Lung Lui fancies Yeung Gwoh's "Giant Condor" rather than Yeung Gwoh himself. This dream
might have been intended for use during episodes 30's/40's where Frankie was deeply in love with Bernice, but she wasn't interested in him. This dream was filmed in
the mountains and it's puzzling and indeed a lost that it didn't make it into the final cut.
Ronald Cheng was suppose to gueststar for 10 episodes, but his actual appearance was only for 7 episodes. This was due to the deletion of several
scenes. Ronald was suppose to be a stalker following Nancy Sit around and thus getting photographed with him in the background of all of her pictures. However, in
the final cut, only the pictures taken during the filming of the scenes were shown in a photoalbum that the family looked at (realizing that Ronald fancied Nancy!).
There was also suppose to be a kissing scene involved between Ronald and Nancy, but it was also cut. During the report of the kissing scene, they laughed and told
everyone to wait and to see their kissing scene. These scenes were probably cut because the topics of a stalker and an on-screen kiss between an older female and a
younger male might have been too controversial and the show, being a "family production," couldn't have such "inapproriate" segments.
Apparently, a dream segment that might be related to guards on duty at a town's entry doors was cut. In ancient times, each city had guards that scanned and
either allowed or denied the entry or departure of certain people into or out of the town because of security reasons. From pictures, it seems that Frankie Lam
and Michael Tse are playing these guards and Bernice Liu is a citizen who wants to enter (leave?) the city to sell something as she is carrying a basket.
Ah Hong and 11th brother go out running for exercise. Abruptly Ah Hong stops and admires the body of a guy and tells his father to be quiet or else
he'll notice them. 11th brother grows worried and scolds Ah Hong. This scene was probably cut from episode 7, when Ah Hong first appeared and 11th brother heard
rumors that he was gay. This scene most likely caused him to worry that his son might have turned gay while studying fashion in France. Although this scene was cut,
it appears in the first themevideo as well as in the K-100 preview clip for the show's first week.
The "Ka Yan" employees are having lunch at a restaurant. This scene might have been cut from episode 8 because of how Ah Lo's clothes and hair
look. This scene might have reinstated the fact that Ah Lo has so much control over Ah Yuet because she can order what he can eat and what he can't.
A deleted dream sequence, most likely of an investigation theme. It appears that Ah Hong is the one being tried by Ah Nin's court for a murder. It
is not clear what the point or purpose of this dream is, but it was shown in the first K-100 clip as well as in one of the show's pre-release trailers. Frankie Lam mimicks
the speaking-style and acting signature of Roger Kwok's "Ah Wong" from the 2003 TVB series "Square Pegs."
Another deleted dream sequence. This might be two separate deleted dreams or it might be the same one. In any case, Gam is a bandit. This might
be a dream symbolic of him "invading" the Kams' apartment by mistakingly becoming their tenant. From the set and her clothes, it seems that Nim Chi is on trial and
being punished by being forced to eat something that she doesn't want to eat.
These scenes didn't make the final cut for episode 72. Interestingly, it was shown during the preview trailer for episode 72! It appears that Dai
Chuen and Chan Kiu lied and tricked Nim Chi to escape work from "Tung Mat Yuen" and go on a trip. Unfortunately for them, Ah Lo sees them and confronts them.
She tells Nim Chi and consequently, Dai Chuen and Kiu are being scolded and questioned by Nim Chi. These scenes were probably filmed to reinforce the hate
between Ah Lo and Dai Chuen and Kiu.
This scene was most likely cut because it might have been too "sexy" due to Ah Yat's bikini and cause a controversy if aired. Because the show
is "family-oriented," the characters cannot appear too sexy or revealing. Joyce Chen was scolded last time for wearing a 2-piece bathing suit during the filming of a
beach scene! The outfit was not revealing, but because it wasn't a 1-piece, she got yelled at. From my guess, this scene was probably when Ah Lam took Ah Yat to
take swimming lessons. The swimming instructor was probably Amy Ng (as shown in these pictures with Joyce Chen and Linda Chung). Ah Yat complained that the
swimming instructor was mean, so Ah Lam had to teach her herself. The scene with Ah Lam teaching Ah Yat how to swim was shown and it was shot in the same
location, only this time Ah Yat was wearing a tank top and shorts. Was her bikini inside her shirt and shorts due to instructions by the crew? Amy Ng doesn't appear in
the scene at all, however.
11th brother is having breakfast at "Tung Mat Yuen" when he overhears a group of student reporters seemingly praising him. They rush over to him
and he thinks that they want to do a feature article on him and take pictures. However, it turns out that they were praising his "Tung Mat Yuen" breakfast! In fact, they
don't even know that he's a star and calls him "uncle," which pisses him off. This scene was most likely filmed to convey how 11th brother views himself as a big star,
but most people don't even know who he is!
Ah Hong, Ah Yuet, Ah Lo, Ah Mei, and Ying Gei think that 11th brother is depressed because he's no longer a big star. They decide to cheer him up
and make it seem like he's a big star and everyone still loves him and knows who he is. They praise him, give him flowers and presents, and request an autograph,
pretending to be his biggest fans. From my guess, 11th brother wasn't depressed at all but was just getting into his character for his series because it's clear from this
scene that he was filming. Since everyone interrupted the filming, 11th brother got in trouble and their actions hurt him rather than helped him!
Nim Chi was supposed to have a subplot where her health is at risk and she is forced to slim. This subplot was intended to "explain" the fact that Nancy Sit looked
slimmer than before. In fact, Nancy was a lot skinner. She became a spokesperson for a slimming product in 2003. Thus, she wore big clothes to sustain her old
chubby image and the producer was going to use that subplot to let Nancy show off her slimmer body. For whatever reason, this subplot was cut.
Ah Mei was supposed to change from a meek and quiet girl into a loud one (like her character in the ancient "Virtues"). However, this subplot was also cut. It was
most likely because Cutie Mui left the show too early for them to develop this subplot.
