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StevenMa,WayneLai,ElaineYiu,BenWongZhiYin,KwokFung,SuetNei,LauKong,RamTseungChiKwong,WaiYingHung,ChrisLaiWhat,when,whereandwhoWuiYauGuardsBureau,averyfamousGuardBureau,whichhelpstotransporttheimportantgoodsacrossthenation.KwokFung,theheadoftheBureau,whoisstruggledtodecidewhocanbethenextmainmanager.Hehasfoursons,theoldestoneWayneLaiwasverylazyandirresponsible.ThesecondoneBenWongmademanymistakesandeventuallybecamearobber.ThethirdoneStevenMa,whowasanadoptedson.Stevenisaveryhardworkingperson,however,heisalsoresponsibleforeverything.TheforthoneChrisLai,hewasintheforeigncountryformanyyears,anddoesntknowmuchabouttheBureau.Withthestrugglesamongthefamilymembers,theBureauitself,andthebusinessoftransportinggoods,theentirefamilywentthroughmanyupsanddowns...Stevenhastodowhateverhecantotakeallthemessaway,andbuildagoodfutureoftheBureau.MoreInformation(1)EpisodeSummaries(2)CharacterIntrosTofurtherdiscussthisseries,pleasevisittheTVBSquareForumTHEFACTORS-LoveFactor-StevenMaHegetsblameforeverything!!!!Nomatterwhathedoes,howgoodhedoeshisthings,hewillgetblamedfor,becauseheistheadoptedson.Hisparentscanrejecthimanytime,hisbrotherscancallhimtrashallthetime,hisworkerscanworkagainsthimmostofthetime.Noonelistenstohim,noonerespectshim.Atonce,Waynecalledhim,quot;stupid.quot;Youmaythinkheisstupid,becausesomeoneastalentedasStevencanworkelsewhereandbecomerichandfamous.However,SteveniswillingtostayintheBureau,solvingalltheproblems,cleaningallthemess.Atonce,Waynealsosaidtohim,quot;Stupid,whyareyouhiding?Comeouttotakethekeys(takecontroloftheBureau),andstoptakingtheblames.quot;Ofcourse,weallknowthatStevenistheonlyonewhocantakecontrolofthebusiness,becauseheistheonlyonewhotrulycaresabouttheBureau....WayneLaiHeisveryuseless,nevermakesanycleverdecision.Fromthebeginningtotheend,hedidntchangeanyuselessboneinsideofhim.Atthebeginning,weallhatedhim.Wheneverheisintrouble,hewillseekStevenshelp,however,hewillblameStevenforhelpinghim.Inordertomakesituationsworse,healwaysworkagainstSteven,alwaysbringsthetroubletotheBureau.AsStevensaid,Wayneisnottheleadertype,andWaynecoulddieifhetakescontrol.Stevenwasright.Waynedidquot;diedquot;,butStevengavehimanewidentity,fromthen,WaynebecamethebiggestsupporterofSteven.However,Wayneisstilltheuseless,panic-over-nothingtype.HowcanIfallinlovewithsuchauselessperson?Theanswerisshortandsimple,anditonlytookme9minutestolovehim,thatwaswhenhegaveupthekeystoSteven,readmorebelow...TheStory-10DaysMondayBackGuaranteeThestorybeginswithaveryexcitingtaskforSteven:askingforallthemoneybackwithin10days.Ithoughtthatwasaverygoodbeginningfortheseries,itwasinteresting,exciting,andwegettoseethemeanSteven.Iespeciallylovesthepartwhenhewasblamedforaguysdeath,butStevenwaswillingtodefendhimself.-quot;Promotesome,demotesome,kill(fire)somequot;IlovethewayStevensaythisline!Thisisnowmyfavoritelineoftheseries.Steventhoughtastrategytopromotethegood,hardworkingpeople,demotethelazypeopleandfiretheonesthatharmstheguardsbureau.Soperfectfortherealworldaswell;-)-Whogetsthekey?Thisquestionwillbeaskedthroughoutthestory.Astheaudiences,weallknowtheanswer,however,Stevensfatherhashardtimedeciding.Atonetime,heisswitchingbetweenWayneandBen.StevenclearlytoldeveryonethatWayneisnottheleadertype.StevensmomgotmadandwantedtokickStevenout.Stevenapologizedtohismotherandtoldherthereasonswhy.Thatscenewassoconvictingandsoemotional.-TheLast9MinutesofEpisode20The9minutesisdedicatedtoWayneentirely.ThisisalsoTHEbestmomentoftheseries,whenWaynegavetheBureaukeystoSteven.Waynehadapowerfulspeech,whichcaneasilymakeyoulovehimafterhatinghimforthefirst19episodes.-WaiYingHungsLetterBeforeepisode23,makesureyouhaveenoughtissuesathome,ifnot,gobuysome.Because,readingherletterwillmakeyoucrylikecrazy.Mostofuswillwastelotsoftissueshere,becausethisisoneofthesaddestTVBsceneIeverwatched...-DislikeFactor-Elaine,hertears,herperformances,andeverythingelseaboutherThereisascene,Elainewasabouttoquot;diequot;,becauseStevensfatherdoesntwanttohelpherout.Elainehadabout5minutesofself-speech.Couplepeopleintheroomlisteningtoher,shetalksaboutlife,abouthowshedoesntwantanyonetofeelbad.Everyoneintheroomwasintears.Iwastotallylost,Ididntfeelpityforher,Ididntfeelbad.Dontgivemewrong,Ihavenothingagainsthercharacter,butIhaveallthecomplaintsaboutherperformances.That5minutesofself-speechisoneoftheworstsceneintheentireseries,hertearslookfake,herspeechwasuseless.Everyoneelseinthatroomhadawesomeperformances,justbylisteningtoheruselessspeech...Thiswasonlyasmallexample,but,dislikingElainewasntasurprise.Ofcourse,sheistheonlyfactorthatcandestroythewholeshow.However,thestoryandtheperformancesoftheotherscanover-shadowheranytime,soyoudonthavetoworryabouthertoomuch.Soonerorlater,youwillforgetaboutherperformances.-HowComeFactor-Stevensmarriagewhenhewas4IrememberSteventalkedabouthismarriagewhenhewasfour.IthoughtthatgirlwasElaine,butIdontthinkthatwasher,becausethefatherofthelittlegirlisnotElainesfather.However,lateron,noonementionedaboutthatmarriagewhat-so-ever.-ChemistryFactor-StevenMaandElaineYiuThisisoneofthebestchemistryoftheyearbecauseofStevensawesomeperformances.ThisisalsooneoftheworstchemistryoftheyearbecauseofElainespoorperformances.Mixtogether,Ihavehardtimedecidinghowtolikeordislikethem.Forsure,IwillpreferanyoneelseoverElaine.RamTseungandWaiYingHungThechemistrybetweenRamandYingHungwassostrong,whichcanmakemostofyoucry.Atthebeginning,youmightnotnoticethematall,becauseRamisalsoveryuseless,butheisverysmart.Ramalwaysthinksthebeststrategiestosolvetheproblems,buthealsowantstohidewheneverthereistrouble.YingHunghatesRambecausehealwaysplaywithhisbirdswheneveryoneelseworksveryhard.YingHungalsolovesRambecausehealwaysthinkveryhardabouthisstrategieswhentheBureauisintrouble,shealsolovesRambecausehewaswillingtosellallhisvaluablethingstogetmoneyandhelptheBureau.RamlovesYingHung,becausesheisstrong,butalsonoisy.ShewillsaysomuchthingforRamtodosolittlething.However,thatalsobuildsaverystrongrelationshipbetweenthetwo...StevenMaandhisfamilyIloveStevensfamily,eventhoughtherearethegreedyandbadones,therearealsothemeanandstupidones.IsometimeshateStevensmotherforblamingSteventoomuch.IsometimeshateStevensfatherforgivingStevenallthehardtasks.However,hisparentswerestillwillingtogivetheentireBureauunderStevenscontrol.Inaddition,whenthereistrouble,somepeopleaddedevenmoretroublewhileotherstryingtoreducetrouble.Whenthereishappiness,somepeoplewilldoharmfulthingstomakethesituationunhappy.This,makesaperfectfamily;-)THECOMMENTS-ThePerformances-StevenMacamebackwithanawesomeseries,hisperformancesshinetheentireseries,alsosuccessfullyovershadowedElainespoorimage.IespeciallyLOVEStevenscryingscenes,soemotionalandsopowerful.IalsowanttomentionWayneLai,whoisverygoodateverycharacterheperforms.That9minuteofWaynespeechinepisode20isthepeakoftheentireseries.Youwillloveeverysinglethingaboutthatspeech.Asforthesmallercharacters,Ithinkeveryonedidagoodjob,itshardtopickanyonetoblame,otherthanElaine,ofcourse.-TheStory-IthinkIhaveincludedallthebestthingaboutthestoryinthequot;LoveFactorsquot;part.Thisstorywasveryunique,andveryspecial.IlearnedsomuchthingsabouttheGuardsBureau.Afteryoufinishedwatchingtheseries,comebackandreadmyreviewagain,youwillagreewithme;-)-WorthWatching?-Ifyouaregoingtoskipthisseries,youwillmissalotofthings.ThisisTHEBESTseriesof2006sofar,ifyouaregoingtoskipit,youmightjustbetteroffskiptheentireyearsseries.OK,maybeIamgoinglittletoofar,butthisisthemustwatchoftheyear,totallydeservesthehighrating,deservesyourtimeandtears.Gowatchit!