Measure of Man
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Measure of Man is a Singapore
Chinese Language drama, telecast on Mediacorp TV Channel 8
, 9pm. It made its debut on 7 August 2006 and ended its run on 8 September 2006.
It is exactly the opposite of another show, Beautiful Trio
(大女人,小女人), also produced by Mediacorp. While Beautiful Trio examines the problems that Singaporean women face, Measure of Man deals with the problems men face instead, with Huang Wenyong, Ben Yeo and Zhang Yaodong as the lead actors. The 2 shows have the same director and executive produer. This show has a total of 25 episodes and it was the second most watched local drama serial for the year 2006 after Love Conceirge.
Veteran actor and actress Huang Wenyong and Aileen Tan were seen as potential Star Awards 2006
Best Actor and Best Actress nominees because of their excellent acting that the audience enjoyed. Unfortunately, both were not nominated.
The show received mixed reviews. While Aileen Tan, Huang Wenyong and Li Yinzhu (Cai Lianwei's sister-in-law) were praised for their acting, new artistes who had less than 2 years of experience in Mediacorp, such as Ben Yeo and Ezann Lee were heavily criticized both by critics and the general public.
Already, Lian Wei's relationship with his wife, Patricia, is breaking down due to the recent spade of major setbacks.
At work, Lian Wei is caught up with the problems of his close confidant and colleague, Norman, who is forced to choose between forsaking his carefree ways and committing to Melissa, his present love interest.
Still serving National Service, Lian Wei's nephew, Shen Gen, is already married to his girlfriend, Kate, because of an unexpected pregnancy.
Meanwhile, Patricia is constantly lashing out on Lian Wei for taking full responsibility of caring for his parents' expenses.
Amidst a failing marriage and the eventual loss of his job, Lian Wei finds solace and comfort with his ex-colleague, Hazel. Soon, an affair develops and Lian Wei's marriage took a turn for the worse when Patricia files for divorce.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Chinese Language drama, telecast on Mediacorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp Channel 8 is a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin Chinese general entertainment television channel in Singapore...
, 9pm. It made its debut on 7 August 2006 and ended its run on 8 September 2006.
It is exactly the opposite of another show, Beautiful Trio
Beautiful Trio
Beautiful Trio is a Chinese language drama broadcast on Singapore's largest television network, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The show was filmed in 2003 but broadcast in 2004....
(大女人,小女人), also produced by Mediacorp. While Beautiful Trio examines the problems that Singaporean women face, Measure of Man deals with the problems men face instead, with Huang Wenyong, Ben Yeo and Zhang Yaodong as the lead actors. The 2 shows have the same director and executive produer. This show has a total of 25 episodes and it was the second most watched local drama serial for the year 2006 after Love Conceirge.
Veteran actor and actress Huang Wenyong and Aileen Tan were seen as potential Star Awards 2006
Star Awards 2006
Star Awards 2006 is a television award telecast in 2006 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Description:...
Best Actor and Best Actress nominees because of their excellent acting that the audience enjoyed. Unfortunately, both were not nominated.
The show received mixed reviews. While Aileen Tan, Huang Wenyong and Li Yinzhu (Cai Lianwei's sister-in-law) were praised for their acting, new artistes who had less than 2 years of experience in Mediacorp, such as Ben Yeo and Ezann Lee were heavily criticized both by critics and the general public.
Cast
- Huang WenyongHuang WenyongHuang Wenyong is a Malaysia-born Chinese Singaporean actor who has appeared in many Chinese drama Series, and is best known by his own generation for his appearance in The Awakening and The Seletar Robbery...
as Cai Lianwei, 43 years old - Ben Yeo as Cai Shengen Root, 22 years old
- Zhang YaodongZhang YaodongZhang Yaodong is a Singapore actor. Yaodong entered the entertainment circle after joining Star Search in 1999. He was a model and had done various commercials before joining Mediacorp. He made his small screen debut in the ever popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy VI. He has also been awarded...
as Norman, 30 years old - Aileen TanAileen TanAileen Tan is a versatile actress in Singapore. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988...
as Patricia (Cai Lianwei's wife), 40 years old - Lynn Poh as Melissa (Root's sister and Norman's lover), 29, later 30 years old
- Ezann Lee as Kate (Root's wife), 22 years old
- Constance Song as Hazel (Cai Lianwei's lover), 30 years old
Story
Despite having a bright five-year old son and a successful position at a bank, Lian Wei is hardly the man he once aspired to be.Already, Lian Wei's relationship with his wife, Patricia, is breaking down due to the recent spade of major setbacks.
At work, Lian Wei is caught up with the problems of his close confidant and colleague, Norman, who is forced to choose between forsaking his carefree ways and committing to Melissa, his present love interest.
Still serving National Service, Lian Wei's nephew, Shen Gen, is already married to his girlfriend, Kate, because of an unexpected pregnancy.
Meanwhile, Patricia is constantly lashing out on Lian Wei for taking full responsibility of caring for his parents' expenses.
Amidst a failing marriage and the eventual loss of his job, Lian Wei finds solace and comfort with his ex-colleague, Hazel. Soon, an affair develops and Lian Wei's marriage took a turn for the worse when Patricia files for divorce.