Night Market Life

夜市人生

Xia's Night Market Genre History

Romance

Office Politics

Night Market

Family Written by Tay Kaizhong Directed by Li Yuefeng

Li Qinnan

Zhang Zhihong Starring Chen Meifeng

Morning Chang

Peng Chia-chia

Jimmy Ni

Wang Shih-hsien

Fon Cin

Mike Lee

Chiang Tsu-ping Opening theme 夜市人生 (中文翻) (Ep 1 -182) & 夜市人生 by Weng Li-you

(Ep 183 - 1008) Ending theme 1.問感情 by Cai Xiaohu

2.請你記得我的好 by Liu Xiangping

3. 落花泪 by Long Qianyu & Cai Xiaohu

4. 城里的月光 by Ou Liyi

5.商水的傍 by Weng Li-you

6.親愛的小孩 by Ou Liyi

7.女人香 by Cao Yayi

8.迷魂香 by Weng Li-you

9.胜者為王 by Wang Shih-hsien

10.一片天 by Wang Shih-hsien

11.用心 by Long Qianyu

12.不能講的秘密 by Weng Li-you

13.我是一片云 by Lin Shuquan

14.愛情哈哈 by Chen Xiaoyun

15.今生只為你 by Chen Shuiyi & Tang Li

16.海甲天 by Zhu Haijun Country of origin Taiwan Original language(s) Hokkien No. of episodes Original : 410

1 hour: 1008 Production Producer(s) Guo Jianhong

Lin Huijun

Zhao Jinhu Running time 120-150 minutes Release Original network Formosa Television

Night Market Life (Chinese: 夜市人生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iā-chhī Jîn-seng) is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on Formosa Television in Taiwan on 22 December 2009. This is also known as the first HD drama ever broadcast on Formosa Television.[1]

It stars Chen Meifeng, Morning Chang (張晨光), Peng Chia-chia (澎恰恰), Jimmy Ni (倪齊民), Wang Shih-hsien, Fon Cin, Mike Lee (李政穎) and Chiang Tsu-ping among others.

Very little of the show is actually set in a night market. Rather, the show is centered on several vendors at a night market whose children befriend each other and go their separate paths upon reaching adulthood. As the series' popularity grew, the story was expanded to span two generations of characters; the children of the first part are grown up in the second part, which began on 7 April 2010 & the theme song was changed to dialect version.

As of June 2011 , the show airs in Taiwan every weeknight at prime time (20:00) with episodes which have ranged in length from 135 to 150 minutes including commercial advertisements. The producers received funding from the Government Information Office to produce the series in high definition. With admiration and some criticism, the show concluded on 19 July 2011, when the brand-new television drama of Formosa Television, Father and Son (Chinese: 父與子), was released. The Vietnamese dub "Doi Song Cho Dem" was broadcast on Vinh Long Television Station Channel (THVL) and is streamable on YouTube.

Plot [ edit ]

The story takes place between 1998 and 2018 where children grow up from childhood in a Night Market to adulthood in the outside world. Cai Yue Xia (Alexandra) Chen Meifeng) works as a Chinese Herb Soup hawker in her store at the Jin Hua Night Market. She has a husband, Li Qing Xiang (Lewis) (Louis Hsiao) who is a businessman. Together, they have a son, Li You Zhi (Jeremy) (Child: Liu Yi Qian, Adult: Wang Shih-hsien) and a daughter, Li You Hui (Audrey) (Child: Peng Min Jia, Adult: Fon Cin). They are once happy family until Qing Xiang betrayed his wife and married He Nana (Agatha) (Zhang Qiong Zhi) and were blessed with a daughter named Li Xiao Xuan (Karen) (Child: Li Yu Feng, Adult: Chu Xuan). He Nana was not pleased that Qing Xiang did not gave her a right status, so she challenges Yue Xia and despises her two children. Qing Xiang is rather cowardice and not willing to help Yue Xia.

Yue Xia divorces with Qing Xiang and married Jiang Yi Guan (Victor) who is the ex-husband of Fang Qia Qia (Odile), mother of Jin Da Feng (David), a parliamentarian in 1999 and wife of Jin Ju Fu (Jimmy). Yi Guan is a gang leader and he is assisted by Hei Ren (Joachim) and Bai Mu (Nicholas), but has a soft-heart when come to problems of Yue Xia's family and You Zhi and his classmates. Yue Xia's life gets even worse because of such fact makes Qia Qia seek her as her enemy. Meanwhile, Qing Xiang has a business partner, Ye Han Liang (Johnny), a fashion clothes seller, and the father of Ye Ru Yi (Cecilia). Qing Xiang and Han Liang have always against each other ever since their negotiation for co-business have failed. Xu Lai Fa (Lionel) comes from a poor family and have to sell chewing gum to make ends meet. He has a mother, Huang Mian Xiu (Dorie) who work so hard to earn income for the family and a father, Xu Bing Ding (Jason) who is a drunkard once a gambler. You Zhi, You Hui, Da Feng, Xiao Xuan, Ru Yi and Lai Fa are classmates when they are young and care for each other at all times as they grew up, they are known as the "golden six" because they are the most notable school choir club member. The School Choir Club was led by Jiang Yi Fan (Victoria), sister of Jiang Yi Guan until she dies when she give birth to Fan Jia Xin (Mirabel). One day, Yi Guan was sentenced to prison for 20 years after found guilty of killed Tie Zhi (Jaws).

20 years later, all the six schoolmates lead their different path of life. Li You Zhi is just a common construction labour and often got into fight with gangsters whenever they approaches him and marries Fan Ke Xin (Natasha). Li You Hui and Li Xiao Xuan hold high positions at Yilida Bicycle Company, they often got into conflict wherever they are but Xiao Xuan was supported strongly at the back by Fang Qia Qia. Jin Da Feng opens his own company and becomes its CEO. Xu Lai Fa becomes a doctor and marries Ye Ru Yi, a makeup receptionist but he is highly ambitious until he left Ru Yi and marries Chen Chun Chun (Reanne). Both You Hui and Xiao Xuan declared their love to Jin Da Feng, caused Da Feng to be pushed into a love triangle affairs. Wu Yin Min and Fang Qia Qia cooperates together as gangster leaders and try to break down Li You Zhi and his friend's life. Xu Lai Fa loses his friends, his wife's and his money because of his greed and was dispose by many. So he uses Zhou Xiu Xiu (Marina) to seduce Chen He Qian in order to rise up again.

Ru Yi managed to give birth of her child and take care of her for the rest of her life. You Hui becomes vengeful and stops anything or anyone that gets into her path, this is especially after she divorces with Da Feng because he was in romance with Xiao Xuan. You Hui then snatched husband Yang Hao Tian (Felix) after that who is already in love with Chun Zhen (Leonore). Yang Hao Tian is heir to Yilida but due to him being seduced by You Hui, he left the bicycle company and established a new one called Shuda. This strained his relationship with his family. One day, Jin Da Feng started to become cruel heart and killed Fan Ke Xin one day in the latter's wedding with You Zhi, he is wanted by the police and is on the run. Meanwhile, both Lai Fa and Ru Yi found themselves both have Leukaemia and Cervix Cancer respectively. Lai Fa is taken care by Zhou Xiu Xiu and have regret in the process. As the series goes by, Li You Zhi saw Xu Lai Fa and Jin Da Feng's regret and desire to redeem their mistakes. Li You Zhi work with his friends together to overpower Ying Ming and Qia Qia and send them to justice. After Ying Ming and Qia Qia apprehended, Da Feng surrenders to the police while Ru Yi have her child taken care by Lai Fa's father and flew to United States with her father to receive treatment.

Summary [ edit ]

Cai Yuexia operates a stall at a night market while her husband, Qingxiang, works in the mainland. Their family falls apart when Qingxiang sets up another family outside. Yuexia struggles to bring up her children with the help of the head of the night market.

Cast [ edit ]

Cast Role Description Wang Shih-hsien Li Youzhi Younger Version portrayed by Liu Yu Qian

Li Youhui's older brother, Li Xiaoxuan's half-older brother

Zheng Kaili's Friend

Li Qingxiang and Cai Yuexia's Son

Pan Kexin's Husband Chen Meifeng Cai Yuexia Li Youhui and Li Youzhi's Mother Zhang Chengguang Jiang Yi Guan Cai Yuexia 's Love Interest

Li Youzhi 's Idol

Jin Dafeng's biological father

Jiang Yi Fan's older brother Chiang Tsu-ping Pan Kexin Li Youzhi 's Wife

Murdered by Jin Dafeng and died (Deceased - Episode 716) 戶英 Yang Zonghua Yang Aimei and Yang Haotian's Father

Li Youhui's Father in law Fon Cin Li Youhui Younger Version Portrayed by Peng Min Jia

Li Youzhi's younger sister

Li Qingxiang and Cai Yuexia's Daughter

Li Xiaoxuan's half-older sister

Yang Haotian's Wife Xiao Da Lu Li Qingxiang Li Youhui, Li Xiaoxuan and Li Youzhi's Father Er Sheng Min Ye Hanliang Ye Ruyi's Father Lei Hong Jin Jufu Jin Dafeng's Foster Father

Jin Zu En's (Michael) father 張璀姿 He Nana Li Qingxiang 's Mistress

Li Xiaoxuan's Mother 谷音 Li Qianhui Pan Kexin's Mum 劉秀雯 張彩韓 Lu Xianglu Chen He Qian Chen Chunchun, Chen Zhiqiang's Father Peng Chia Chia Xu Binding Xu Laifa's Father Huang Ming Jie Du Shixiong Jason

Pan Kexin's Father

Pan Jiaxin's Uncle

CEO of JF Company

Li Youzhi's father in law Gao Xinxin Huang Jinxiu Xu Laifa's mother Wang Can Xu Laifa Villain

Younger Version portrayed by Bo Feng Qia

Ye Ruyi and Chen Chunchun's Ex Husband

Suffers from brain cancer

Xiuxiu's Husband, Xu Bingding and Huang Jinxiu's son Cheng Chung Yin Fang Qia Qia Jin Jufu's Ex-wife

Jin Dafeng's Mother De Sheng He Chunzhen Yang Haotian's Love Interest Lu Jia Yi Ye Ruyi Younger Version portrayed by Bo Pei Fen

Ye Hanliang's Daughter

Chen Zhiqiang’s wife

Chen Chun Chun’s sister-in-law

Chen Heqian’s daughter-in-law

Xu Laifa’s ex-wife

Xu Bingding and Huang Jinxiu’s ex-daughter-in-law Mike Lee Jin Dafeng Main Villain but repented in the last episodes

Younger Version Portrayed by Xu Yang Chuan

Killed Pan Kexin

Likes Youhui

Amy's Ex-Husband

Fang Qiaqia's Son

Jiang Yiguan's biological son

Ding Peiqi's Husband

Jin Jufu's foster son

Jiang Yifan's biological nephew

Li Youzhi and Xu Laifa's friend

Arrested in the end (Arrested - Episode 1008) Shen Shiming Chen Zhiqiang Ye Ruyi's Husband

Chen Heqian's son

Chen Chunchun's older brother Huang Jian Qun Wu Yingming Villain He Shu Yuan Yang Haotian Li Youhui's Husband

Amy Yang's half-younger brother

Yang Zonghua, Xiao Huiyu's son Gao Yu Zhen Yang Aimei (Amy) Yang Zonghua’s daughter

Yang Haotian’s half-elder sister

Hong Huoqiang’s love interest Chu Xuan Li Xiaoxuan Younger Version Portrayed by Li You Feng

Li Qingxiang and He Nana's Daughter

Ah Zhong's wife Jiang Jun Shu Ah Zhong Xiaoxuan's Husband

Died after fighting Wang Zhong Chen Chun Chun Xu Laifa's ex-wife

Li Weilun's wife

Chen Heqian's daughter

Chen Zhiqiang's younger sister Liang Xin Mei Tian Mimi Singer and dancer in night market Chen Bo Zheng Wu Ah Lu Work at Night Market Bing Jia Qi Wang Shu Nu Work at Night Market Sabrina Pai Ding Pei Qi City Councilor

International broadcast [ edit ]

As of June 2011 , the show airs in Taiwan, country of origin of the drama every weeknight at prime time (20:00) with episodes which have ranged in length from 135 to 150 minutes including commercial advertisements. The producers received funding from the Government Information Office to produce the series in high definition. With admiration and some criticism, the show concluded on 19 July 2011, when the brand-new television drama of Formosa Television, Father and Son(Chinese: 父與子), was released.

The series was broadcast on weekends from 7pm to 10pm but due to local broadcast laws prohibiting radio or television broadcasts in Chinese dialects, the show was dubbed into Mandarin when it aired on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8, thus making it the first channel to broadcast the show in Mandarin and it was the second Taiwan drama to broadcast.

Tentative everyday broadcast (2012) [ edit ]

There were plans for this drama to extend to every night broadcast after Journey to the West ends on 30 August 2012 as it is similar in view of the number of episodes. It has planned to broadcast every night at 7:00pm with 7-10 episodes shown each week and plans to end its run in November 2013. Many criticisms were being posted online when Love took over the everyday broadcast in July 2010 and also MediaCorp Channel 8 has planned for more Malaysian productions and other overseas drama serials to be broadcast. Furthermore, there was a revamp of the evening primetime slot with current affairs programme Hello Singapore and drama serial Reach For The Skies . Thus, the drama was only aired on weekends and ended its run on 4 July 2015, marking a telecast of more than 4 years and 4 months on Channel 8, holding the record for the longest primetime drama airing.

Repeat telecast (2014 & 2017) [ edit ]

The drama has succeed from Unique Flavor at the 04:00 SST timeslot in May 2014, when Unique Flavor finishes its repeat telecast. Ended its ReRun on 29 April 2016 6AM. The drama is currently broadcast on weekdays (except Friday due to broadcasting of Getai Challenge 2018 at 11.30am) from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.

The Vietnamese dub "Đời Sống Chợ Đêm" was broadcast on Vinh Long Television Station Channel (THVL) (Vietnamese: Truyền Hình Vĩnh Long) and is streamable on YouTube. The show was aired on Vietface TV from 1pm-2:30pm (PT), however, it was fully aired as it was replaced with Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann. The show is also currently airing on E Channel.

The drama was broadcast on 8TV in original Hokkien language under the English title The Life Of Night Market for two episodes with one hour each from Monday to Friday, at 11:30 MST and 14:00 MST with a 30 minutes break of its Midday Mandarin News at 12:30 MST starting 01 January 2015.[2][3]

Music [ edit ]

Theme Song [ edit ]

Song title Performer 夜市人生 (中文翻) Weng Li-you 夜市人生 Weng Li-you

Sub Theme Songs [ edit ]

Song title Performer 問感情 Cai Xiaohu 請你記得我的好 Liu Xiangping 落花泪 Long Qianyu & Cai Xiaohu 城里的月光 Ou Liyi 商水的傍 Weng Li-you 親愛的小孩 Ou Liyi 女人香 Cao Yayi 迷魂香 Weng Li-you 胜者為王 Wang Shih-hsien 一片天 Wang Shih-hsien 用心 Long Qianyu 不能講的秘密 Weng Li-you 我是一片云 Lin Shuquan 愛情哈哈 Chen Xiaoyun 今生只為你 Chen Shuiyi & Tang Li 海甲天 Zhu Haijun

See also [ edit ]