The Charm Beneath - 胭脂水粉
A.K.A:
Yin Zhi Sui Fun / Yan Zhi Shui Fen
Times:
30 Episodes
Release Date:
17 October 2005
Production company(s):
TVB
Cast:
Moses Chan, Gigi Lai, Yoyo Mung, Anne Heung, Mandy Cho, Sharon Chan, Michael Tong, Chan Hung Lit
Watch online (Cantonese)
Description:
CHUK MING WAI (LAI CHI, GIGI) is the third child of the family. She has two elder brothers, YAU SHING (TSANG WAI KUEN) and YAU YIP (CHAN HO, MOSES), and a younger sister, MING MAN (CHO, MANDY LEE).
In the 1930s, the CHUK family is rich and renowned. It runs a cosmetic shop called the “Charming Flowers”. WAI’s father CHUK MOON SHAN (CHAN HUNG LIT) plans to pass the family business to SHING. However, SHING dies young. His inheritance passes to YIP, who has no interest in running the business. After YIP takes over the “Charming Flowers”, he is forced to deal with politics and hypocrites.
WAI has never gained her father’s heart. In order to be the chief in the family, she has constant open quarrels and secret wrangles with her aunt LEE NGA SIN (SHEUNG TIN NGOR, KIKI). YIP collapses under the pressure given by his uncle (LEE KWOK LUN). WAI stands by him and encourages him. When the business of the “Charming Flowers” starts to pick up, YIP accuses WAI of having a prejudice against SHING’s wife SUNG WAN SHEUNG (HEUNG HOI LAN, ANNE). WAI suddenly feels isolated and helpless.

鏡花堂掌權人祝滿山把家業發揚光大視為畢生成就，滿山髮妻已逝，有兩子兩女。長子有成是父親生意上的左右手，被視為鏡花堂的繼承人。二子有業，好逸惡勞，不喜歡受束縛，認為有大哥協助父親打理生意，自己全心周遊列國玩樂。三女明蕙，具有才能，但因父親認為男尊女卑，所以明蕙不能插手家業。明蕙侍父至孝，滿山卻一直對她比較冷淡。四女明敏，活潑好動，思想前衛，經常挺身而出反對當時社會不公平事，要為弱勢社群爭取福利。
滿田乃滿山之弟，一直對鏡花堂虎視眈眈，奈何因是庶出，無從取得實際權力。其妻李雅仙，是「滿園」的當家，為人精刮麻利，一直想幫丈夫奪權。
滿山小姨吳路笑容，終日拉攏女兒以方和有成，大條道理認為以方當了滿山的大媳婦，便是最好的報恩。以方看不起有業終日游手好閒，有業則覺得以方事事過份認真執著，二人經常鬥嘴。
有成介紹女朋友宋雲裳給滿山認識，一心以為父親會接受雲裳，誰知陰差陽錯被有業揭破雲裳在女子茶室做茶花。滿山認定雲裳是同一類人，堅決反對有成與她來往。有成不愛江山愛美人，打算和雲裳私奔。孰料有成起行前發生意外，被塌下來的騎樓壓斃，有業與明蕙向滿山講出雲裳有了大哥的骨肉，終勸服滿山答應讓雲裳入門。
有成辭世，有業無奈接替有成位置，有業見主要顧客多數是煙花女子，故集中火力以她們為銷售對象，以方因政府將會全面禁娼而極力反對，但有業一意孤行。政府於35年6月30日下令全面禁娼，鏡花堂生意一落千丈。滿山立即回港救亡，滿田落井下石責有業不聽意見，滿山不再讓有業沾手大生意，有業自信心大受打擊。就在這個低潮時候，有業邂逅了汪曉晴。曉晴溫柔體貼，經常開解有業，二人迅即墮入愛河，有業還金屋藏嬌。滿山暗地裡收買曉晴，給予巨款要她離開有業，曉晴答應，有業晴天霹靂！
滿山爆血管，被急送入醫院。滿田與雅仙拿著雞毛當令箭，阻止有業探望滿山。永華宣讀遺囑，滿山把所有家業交由滿田負責託管，明蕙等覺有詐，但苦無証據。滿田等故意奚落侮辱有業，令有業一時氣憤，離家出走。有業自暴自棄，幸得明蕙、明敏及以方的激勵，終痛定思痛，重新振作。眾人終於找到冒簽遺囑的証據，滿田把鏡花堂交回有業管理，其實滿田早已暗中移走大部份資產。滿田成立鏡華堂，狙擊鏡花堂的生意。
曉晴之兄曉暉指責有業是殺害曉晴的兇手，一定會找到証據指控他，曉暉卻遇害身亡，矛頭直指有業是兇手，以方等合力幫他洗脫。以方幫助有業重振家業時不知不覺已愛上了他，曉晴卻再度出現。
明蕙投入鏡花堂業務，表現出色，更令國昌自慚形穢。國昌被懷疑有外遇，明蕙不能原諒，堅持與國昌離婚。其後明蕙發覺雲裳有些不對勁，叫有業提防，但有業不相信。但原來明蕙真的是目光如炬，雲裳並非如表面般慈祥，每日對鏡添粧不過是掩飾內心狠詐。原來雲裳以為有業為了家產，刻意害死有成，更險些令自己小產，生女後見眾人猙獰嘴臉，更令她誓要為女兒奪回應得的家財！何強與曉晴的天仙局是雲裳主使，曉暉亦是她殺害欲嫁禍有業！雲裳不斷挑撥離間有業與明蕙，祝家險些家破人亡…
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