A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
September 15, 2003
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 30
Finale:
October 24, 2003
Creators:
Chui Jing-Hong
Original Title:
俗世情真
Alternate Titles:
Seed of Hope
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
TVB
Countries:
HK
Two people from totally different backgrounds meet in the ‘Children’s Home’. MAN (KWOK HO YING, KENIX) is an orphan and grows up in the ‘Children’s Home’. She understands, from very young age, that future is in her own hands. She works hard to complete her university study and becomes a social worker. On the contrary, NICK (TAM YIU MAN, PATRICK), having a rich father, has everything he wants. He studied abroad and has a high paid job. However, he is unhappy. There is always a gap between him and his father. No matter how hard he works, his father is still not pleased. Under enormous pressure, he takes soft drugs and is arrested and sentenced to offer public services. He is assigned to work in the ‘Children’s Home’.
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