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{{Short description|1999 Hong Kong television series}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name          = 金玉滿堂
| image                = Happy Ever After (TV series).jpg
| caption              = Promo poster
| alt_name             =
| genre                = [[Costume drama|Period drama]]<br />[[Romance film|Romantic]] [[comedy-drama|comedy]]
| creator              =
| developer            =
| writer               = Chan Ching-yee<br />Choi Ting-ting
| director             =
| starring             = [[Bobby Au-yeung]]<br />[[Mariane Chan]]<br />[[Kwong Wa]]<br />[[Nnadia Chan]]<br />[[Roger Kwok]]
| opentheme            = "Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Spice" (甜酸苦辣) by [[Roman Tam]]
| endtheme             = "Loving You Is Not Just A Thing" (愛你不是渾閒事) by Nadia Chan
| theme_music_composer =
| composer             =
| country              = Hong Kong
| language             = Cantonese
| num_episodes         = 40
| list_episodes        =
| executive_producer   = [[Chong Wai-kin]]
| producer             =
| editor               =
| location             = Hong Kong
| camera               = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi camera]]
| runtime              = 42 – 45 minutes
| company              = [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]]
| network              = [[TVB Jade]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1999|03|15|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1999|05|07|df=yes}}
| related              =
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|title =
|t = 金玉滿堂<!-- Traditional -->
|s = 金玉满堂<!-- Simplified -->
|p = Jīn Yù Mǎn Táng<!-- Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin -->
|j = Gam1 Jyuk6 Mun5 Tong4<!-- Cantonese Jyutping -->
}}
'''''Happy Ever After'''''  (Traditional Chinese: [[:zh:金玉滿堂 (電視劇)|金玉滿堂]]) is a [[List of TVB series (1999)|1999]] [[Hong Kong]] grand-production television period drama. A [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]] production, the drama was produced by [[Chong Wai-kin]], written by Chan Ching-yee and Choi Ting-ting, and stars an [[ensemble cast]]. The drama is set during the reign of the [[Qianlong Emperor]] of [[Late Imperial China]]'s [[Qing dynasty]]. The drama tells of a story regarding the struggles of a poor chef and his best friend earning an opportunity to serve the Qianlong Emperor, also befriending the emperor along the way. The drama also places an emphasis on [[Chinese cuisine]] with documentations concerning the [[Manchu Han Imperial Feast]].
''Happy Ever After'' acclaimed positive reviews from critics and was TVB's third highest-rating drama of 1999, peaking to 40 points (over 3 million viewers). ''Happy Ever After'' was re-broadcast on the same channel in 2007 between January and March.
==Cast==
* [[Bobby Au-Yeung]] as '''Tai Tung-gun''' (戴東官), an imperial chef and he plays his dad.
* [[Mariane Chan]] as '''Sun Siu-siu''' (辛小小), Tung-gun's wife.
* [[Kwong Wa]] as '''[[Qianlong Emperor]]''' (乾隆)
* [[Adia Chan]] as '''Fong Ling''' (方寧), Consort Tak.
** also as '''Ngok Sam-yu''' (岳心如), the daughter of Noble Ngok. She shares similar facial features as Consort Tak.
* [[Roger Kwok]] as '''Suen Min-leung''' (孫勉良), Tung-gun's best friend.
* Fiona Leung as '''Kam Chui-fa''' (甘翠花), Min-leung's wife.
* [[Suet Nei]] as '''[[Empress Xiaoshengxian|Empress Dowager]]''' (太后)
* [[Wu Fung]] as '''Sun Chiu-kwan''' (辛超群), Siu-siu's father.
* [[Angie Cheung]] as '''Kei Sin-yung''' (紀倩蓉), Min-leung's first love.
* Wilson Tsui as '''Chiang Hing-ka''' (蔣慶嘉), manager of the Imperial kitchen.
*[[Ha Ping]]
*[[Benz Hui]]
*[[Roger Kwok]] as Suen Min-leung
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[[Category:TVB dramas]]
[[Category:1999 Hong Kong television series debuts]]
[[Category:1999 Hong Kong television series endings]]
[[Category:Qianlong Emperor]]