Sweetness in the Salt
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Sweetness in the Salt is a TVB costume drama series released overseas in January 2009.
HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her.
Synopsis
NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Tavia), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on.HIN finds a job for SUET at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, HIN starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness making him hesitates to express his love for her. SUET's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. HIN, for fear that his family will report SUET, proposes to her.
Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Steven Ma Steven Ma Steven Ma Chun-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. In 1993, Ma won a record deal after winning first place at an annual singing contest in Hong Kong, later releasing his debut album, Lucky for Meeting You , that December... |
Nip Ji-Yuen 聶致遠 |
Anti-Salt Smuggler Officer Wu Family's Guard Dau Sing-Suet's ex-lover. |
| Tavia Yeung Tavia Yeung Tavia Yeung Yi is a Hong Kong actress under Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB. She has starred in numerous popular Hong Kong television series such as Vigilante Force, Twin of Brothers, Dicey Business, Heart of Greed, Moonlight Resonance and Beyond the Realm of Conscience.- Career... |
Dau Sing-Suet 竇勝雪 |
Daughter of a salt smuggler. Wu Ting-Hin's friend. |
The Wu family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Samuel Kwok (郭峰) | Wu Kin 胡坚 |
Salt Trader/Merchant |
| Halina Tam Halina Tam Halina Tam, also known as May is a model, singer and television actress. She is also best known for her role in Legend of the Demigods and The Gentle Crackdown with co-star Wayne Lai.Tam was the winner of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant 1994... |
Wu Ting-Bik 胡亭碧 |
Wu Kin's first child (daughter). Choi-Chi-On's secret lover. |
| Raymond Wong Raymond Wong Ho-Yin Raymond Wong Ho-Yin , is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Early life:Wong completed his secondary education in Hong Kong Tang King Po College and obtained a degree issued by the City University of Hong Kong... |
Wu Ting-Hin 胡亭軒 |
Salt Merchant Wu Kin's second child (son). Dau Sing-Suet's friend/admirer. |
| Pierre Ngo | Wu Ting-Fai 胡亭輝 |
Wu Kin's third child (son). |
| Casper Chan (陳思齊) | Wu Ting-Yim 胡亭嫣 |
Wu Kin's forth child (daughter). choi chi on's friend then wife |
| Celine Ma (馬蹄露) | Wu Choi-Dip 胡彩蝶 |
Wu Kin's younger sister. |
Other cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Joel Chan Joel Chan -Career:Chan's first assignment was with SG Design Fusion, a boutique publishing firm. He also accepted a commission with his alma mater, University of Newcastle, Australia.... (陳山聰) |
Choi Chi-On 蔡子安 |
Salt Trader/Merchant Wu Ting-Bik's secret lover. |
| Felix Lok | To Ying-Lung 屠應龍 |
Corrupted Governor Nip Ji-Yuen's godfather. |
| Mary Hon Mary Hon Mary Hon is an actress from TVB in Hong Kong. She has appeared in many television series, such as Beyond the Realm of Conscience.-TV series:-External links:... (韓馬利) |
Nip Cheung-See 聶張氏 |
Sauce Merchant/Illegal Loan Lender Nip Ji-Yuen's mother |
| Chiang Chi Kwong (蔣志光) | Yiu Sau-Ching 姚守正 |
Non-Corrupted Governor |
| Lee Kwok Lun (李國麟) | Dau Hung 竇雄 |
Salt Smuggler Dau Sing-Suet's uncle. |
| Meini Cheung (張美妮) | Yin Yuet 映月 |
Prostitute. Wu Ting-Fai's admirer. |
| Kara Hui Kara Hui Kara Hui Ying-Hung is a Hong Kong actress of Manchu ancestry.-Biography and career:Hui's family moved to Hong Kong in 1966 and she started working at night clubs at fourteen. In her interview on Be My Guest, Hui revealed her family lost their savings from her father's business acquaintances... |
Viewership ratings
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June 8 - June 12, 2009 | |
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June 15 - June 19, 2009 | |
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June 22 - June 26, 2009 | |
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June 2 - July 3, 2009 | |
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July 6 - July 10, 2009 | |
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External links
- TVB.com Sweetness in the Salt - Official Website
- K for TVB.net Sweetness in the Salt - Screen Captures and Summary