Sweetness in the Salt
Official poster
碧血鹽梟
GenreCostume Drama
StarringSteven Ma
Tavia Yeung
Raymond Wong
Kwok Fung
Halina Tam
Ngo Ka-nin
Joel Chan
Opening theme"愛怎麼說" by
Steven Ma & Tavia Yeung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerLee Tim-shing
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVB
ReleaseJune 8 (2009-06-08) 
July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10)
Sweetness in the Salt
Traditional Chinese碧血鹽梟
Simplified Chinese碧血盐枭

Sweetness in the Salt (Traditional Chinese: 碧血鹽梟) is a TVB costume drama series released overseas in December 2008.

Synopsis

Nip Chi Yuen (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau's Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. Tau Sing Suet (Yeung Tavia), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation Suet is badly hurt and has since been separated from Yuen and her family. She is saved by Wu Ting Hin (Wong Raymond), son of salt merchant Wu Kin (Kwok Fung). Hin takes her home. One day, Suet is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for Yuen turns into hatred that moment on.

Hin finds a job for Suet at the salt company his family runs to help her get over her unhappiness. To repay him, she devotes herself entirely to the job. As time goes by, Hin starts to fall in love with her. However his critical illness makes him hesitate to express his love for her. Suet's real identity comes to light when her younger uncle reappears out of the blue. Hin, for fear that his family will report Suet, proposes to her.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Steven MaNip Ji-Yuen
聶致遠
Anti-Salt Smuggler Officer
Wu Family's Guard
Dau Sing-Suet's ex-lover.
Tavia YeungDau Sing-Suet
竇勝雪
Daughter of a salt smuggler.
Wu Ting-Hin's friend, later wife.

The Wu family

CastRoleDescription
Kwok Fung (郭峰)Wu Kin
胡坚
Salt Trader/Merchant
Halina TamWu Ting-Bik
胡亭碧
Wu Kin's first child (daughter).
Choi-Chi-On's secret lover.
Raymond WongWu Ting-Hin
胡亭軒
Salt Merchant
Wu Kin's second child (son).
Dau Sing-Suet's friend/admirer, later husband.
Ngo Ka-ninWu Ting-Fai
胡亭輝
Wu Kin's third child (son).
Yin Yuet's lover and later father of her child and husband.
Casper Chan (陳思齊)Wu Ting-Yim
胡亭嫣
Wu Kin's fourth child (daughter).
Choi Chi On's friend then wife
Celine Ma (馬蹄露)Wu Choi-Dip
胡彩蝶
Wu Kin's younger sister.

Other cast

CastRoleDescription
Joel Chan (陳山聰)Choi Chi-On
蔡子安
Salt trader/merchant
Wu Ting-Bik's secret lover.
Wu Ting-Yim's admirer, later husband.
Felix LokTo Ying-Lung
屠應龍
Corrupted governor
Nip Ji-Yuen's godfather.
Mary Hon (韓馬利)Nip Cheung-See
聶張氏
Sauce merchant/Illegal loan lender
Nip Ji-Yuen's mother
Chiang Chi Kwong (蔣志光)Yiu Sau-Ching
姚守正
Non-corrupted governor
Lee Kwok Lun (李國麟)Dau Hung
竇雄
Salt Smuggler
Dau Sing-Suet's uncle.
Meini Cheung (張美妮)Yin Yuet
映月
Prostitute.
Wu Ting-Fai's admirer.
Kara HuiChoi Ngan FaIllegal salt smuggler

Awards and nominations

TVB Anniversary Awards (2009)

  • Nominated: Best Drama
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Steven Ma) Top 5
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Raymond Wong)

Viewership ratings

Week Episodes Average Points Peaking Points References
1
June 8–12, 2009
1—5
27
[1]
2
June 15–19, 2009
6—10
27
31
[2]
3
June 22–26, 2009
11 — 15
28
[3]
4
June 2 - July 3, 2009
16—20
28
[4]
5
July 6–10, 2009
21—25
30
33

References

  • TVB.com Sweetness in the Salt - Official Website (in Chinese)
  • K for TVB.net Sweetness in the Salt - Screen Captures and Summary (in English)
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