There are three pairs of couples and their roles highlight the roles of women in modern society: Chai Foon (Raymond Lam) and Ko Chi-Ling (Melissa Ng) - Chai Foon has been in love with his tutor, Ling, since he was 11 and she was 18. They depict the problems of overcoming a seven year age gap in traditional Chinese society. Man King-Leung (Michael Tse) and Hilda Hoi Kiu (Sheren Tang) - shows their quest to power and fame, their readiness to sacrifice anything - even their loved ones - for the sake of climbing the corporate ladder. However, throughout the show, their characters began to make the realization that love and family are actually much more significant in life than success in the business world. Ko Chi-Lik (Kenneth Ma) and Ida Hoi Suen (Kate Tsui) - focuses on the status of the woman in modern society. Raised in a patriarchal environment, Lik, who has very old-fashioned thinking, believes that women cannot become sushi chefs. He believes that a woman should be staying at home, cooking, serving their husbands and caring for the children. Ida on the other hand, is a very strong-willed modern Chinese woman. Through her determination, confidence and persistence, she proves her skills to him. Their frequent conflict and arguments over the rights and roles of women and Lik's eventual realization that women can indeed accomplish greater accomplishments than men show the gradual progression of value changes. Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 女人唔易做
- Also Known As: Nui Yan Ng Yi Jo
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
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Cast & Credits
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![Raymond Lam in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Raymond Lam in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
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![Kate Tsui in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Kate Tsui in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
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![Kenneth Ma in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Kenneth Ma in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
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![Sheren Tang in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Sheren Tang in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
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![Michael Tse in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Michael Tse in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
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![Melissa Ng in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)]( "Melissa Ng in La Femme Desperado Hong Kong Drama (2006)")
Melissa Ng Main Role
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Reviews
Entertaining and has fresh female characters
As someone who grew up watching TVB and always has a soft spot for the nostalgia of 90s and 00s TVB, I remember that this drama was really popular when it came out in 2006. Watching in 2023, I will say that the story does not age too well since the tropes are a bit outdated. But if you can put yourself back in 2006 when watching this drama, it is actually quite fresh for 2000s. It touches on some very prevalent gender norms that were more relevant for 2006 even if it may seem absurd or unrealistic in 2023. The main takeaway from this drama is that women can make whatever decisions they want in their life and that a woman's value is not in the beholder of men but is in the beholder of their own selves. This message is communicated well for 2006 with the exception of Ida and Venus's side plots. Ling and Hilda's storylines do successfully challenge two extreme versions of a modern woman.The character development for Man and Hilda were done particularly well and of course Sheren Tang always delivers on a memorable performance. I think one character that did not age well at all is Ling's character. Her character was beloved back in 2006 because she was the typical girl next door character but I think that if you are watching in 2023, her character is really annoying. Her romance with Chai Foon is also extremely annoying and did not age well past 2006. But I do appreciate the show challenging age gaps in a relationship where the woman is older than the man. They did successfully tackle that message by setting them up romantically.
This drama is also really funny. I find that Michael Tse is always unintentionally funny. The funniest part to me is that the old guy's name is Please-- like who names themselves that? But overall Michael Tse's character Man was really funny and had great development as well. Overall, this drama is funny, hits on some controversial topics on what being a modern woman was like in 2006, and provides different types of female characters for the audience to relate to. Despite the cliche and some outdated storylines, it's still very enjoyable and I can see the hype it had in 2006.
