Love Guaranteed, eps 1-2
*hem*
The cdrama Love Guaranteed is pure crack and and the heroine is now my personal hero(and that of
calixa, who recced it to me, and
forgottenpolish, who has almost been getting a play by play as I've been watching)
LG is a romantic comedy about two insurance agents, Kwok and Hazel, who, frankly, hate each other's guts. Unfortunately, she's engaged to his best friend, so they're stuck with each other. At least until she learns her fiance is cheating on her and dumps his sorry butt in a scene of pure awesomeness. Unfortunately for them, Kwok and some of his coworkers got demoted at work for planning to leave for another company, and his boss brought in Hazel and her team to take up the slack(and punish them) At some point soon, Hazel and Kwok are going to end up having to pretend they're in love and happy to sell something called "love insurance" and I can't wait.
The crack part?
First thing that happens in the show is that Kwok gets a call on his cell that a client wants to commit suicide. When he gets there, he finds out that it's because the client wants his wife(who of course, is begging him not to do it) to be able to collect the insurance money and pay off their debts. Not wanting to lie about company policy, Kwok tells him that yes, suicide is covered in his life insurance, but it'd make things worse, as all the bystanders below could sue her for emotional damages, not to mention it'd bring property values down and the other flat owners in the building could sue her for losses. Yes, the man GUILTS him out of killing himself. Then, when the client turns to thank him, Kwok is busy handing out his business card to everyone in sight.
But the best parts so far(aside from Kwok and Hazel's scenes) are Hazel dealing with her scum fiance. When he tries the "all men cheat but I still love you" line she tells him off and accidentally knocks his money tray(he works in a bank) off his desk. He throws a fit and implies that she should be ashamed of herself and pick it up, to which she replies that he should get his new girlfriend to clean it up for him and storms off. Later, he tries to win her back by singing and playing the guitar, and she pulls a pair of clippers out of her purse and snips the guitar string while he's playing. Then when he begs her to take him back(I should mention he's still seeing the other woman) and says he'll let her do anything she wants if she'll reconsider, she starts grabbing everything breakable in sight and starts breaking it over his head.
I do, though, question her wisdom in deciding to get rid of everything in her apartment connected to him(they were together for 4 years) I mean...that's her microwave and DVD player there...and I think she mentioned the refrigerator has to go, too.
But I love how she hasn't yet even considered the possibility that it was her fault that he cheated or that she wasn't good enough...she knows EXACTLY who's at fault and what is and isn't forgivable, and she's not about to give him a chance to try to pretend otherwise.
And the secondary OTP? He's Kwok's younger brother who thinks commitment and responsibility are bad words. I haven't caught the character's name yet, but he's played by Kenneth Ma, who I loved in Lost in the Chamber of Love but...well...the period look works best for some actors, and the modern for others...and it's most definately the modern look for Kenneth. She's Hazel's cousin, Maggie, whose parents are former triad leaders. Her mother's idea of determining whether or not a man is suitable to date her daughter is to send a henchman to mug them on a date and see if the guy has a spine. Clearly, this shall not be a smooth and easy road.
Of yes, I am very much in love already.
*goes to start ep 3*
ETA: AIEEEE!!!! Disc 2 isn't working...*sobs*
The cdrama Love Guaranteed is pure crack and and the heroine is now my personal hero(and that of
calixa, who recced it to me, and
forgottenpolish, who has almost been getting a play by play as I've been watching)
LG is a romantic comedy about two insurance agents, Kwok and Hazel, who, frankly, hate each other's guts. Unfortunately, she's engaged to his best friend, so they're stuck with each other. At least until she learns her fiance is cheating on her and dumps his sorry butt in a scene of pure awesomeness. Unfortunately for them, Kwok and some of his coworkers got demoted at work for planning to leave for another company, and his boss brought in Hazel and her team to take up the slack(and punish them) At some point soon, Hazel and Kwok are going to end up having to pretend they're in love and happy to sell something called "love insurance" and I can't wait.
The crack part?
First thing that happens in the show is that Kwok gets a call on his cell that a client wants to commit suicide. When he gets there, he finds out that it's because the client wants his wife(who of course, is begging him not to do it) to be able to collect the insurance money and pay off their debts. Not wanting to lie about company policy, Kwok tells him that yes, suicide is covered in his life insurance, but it'd make things worse, as all the bystanders below could sue her for emotional damages, not to mention it'd bring property values down and the other flat owners in the building could sue her for losses. Yes, the man GUILTS him out of killing himself. Then, when the client turns to thank him, Kwok is busy handing out his business card to everyone in sight.
But the best parts so far(aside from Kwok and Hazel's scenes) are Hazel dealing with her scum fiance. When he tries the "all men cheat but I still love you" line she tells him off and accidentally knocks his money tray(he works in a bank) off his desk. He throws a fit and implies that she should be ashamed of herself and pick it up, to which she replies that he should get his new girlfriend to clean it up for him and storms off. Later, he tries to win her back by singing and playing the guitar, and she pulls a pair of clippers out of her purse and snips the guitar string while he's playing. Then when he begs her to take him back(I should mention he's still seeing the other woman) and says he'll let her do anything she wants if she'll reconsider, she starts grabbing everything breakable in sight and starts breaking it over his head.
I do, though, question her wisdom in deciding to get rid of everything in her apartment connected to him(they were together for 4 years) I mean...that's her microwave and DVD player there...and I think she mentioned the refrigerator has to go, too.
But I love how she hasn't yet even considered the possibility that it was her fault that he cheated or that she wasn't good enough...she knows EXACTLY who's at fault and what is and isn't forgivable, and she's not about to give him a chance to try to pretend otherwise.
And the secondary OTP? He's Kwok's younger brother who thinks commitment and responsibility are bad words. I haven't caught the character's name yet, but he's played by Kenneth Ma, who I loved in Lost in the Chamber of Love but...well...the period look works best for some actors, and the modern for others...and it's most definately the modern look for Kenneth. She's Hazel's cousin, Maggie, whose parents are former triad leaders. Her mother's idea of determining whether or not a man is suitable to date her daughter is to send a henchman to mug them on a date and see if the guy has a spine. Clearly, this shall not be a smooth and easy road.
Of yes, I am very much in love already.
*goes to start ep 3*
ETA: AIEEEE!!!! Disc 2 isn't working...*sobs*