For the past eight years, TVB has exclusively reserved their romantic dramas to broadcast in February, in the midst of the Valentine’s Day atmosphere. This year, TVB chose to broadcast the star-studded Season of Love <戀愛季節>, a 20-episode serial that features four separate story lines. Due to the Lunar New Year holidays, the first five episodes of Season of Love – titled “Chapter of Spring” – has suffered lukewarm viewership ratings. The first week of episodes reportedly raked in a new low in TVB’s recent prime-time ratings history – an average of 22 points, with approximately 1.41 million viewers tuning in. However, now that the holidays are coming in to a close, ratings are expected to pick back up again this week. “Chapter of Summer” – Kate “Chapter of Summer,” which is the theme to this week’s episode, will feature Kate Tsui (徐子珊) as television producer Summer, who is forced to star in her own reality dating show. Four men will be competing each other for her hand in marriage, but Summer will only have eyes on one – the show’s director, CK (Ron Ng 吳卓羲). “If it’s just for show, then I can handle it,” said Kate in regards to whether or not she is willing to star in a dating show. “It is impossible to rely on these programs to find a husband. I can’t understand why a girl can go out with four guys at the same time. It’s quite far-fetched. We all have our own standards. I do not agree [with Summer], and I can’t handle that many people at the same time. There are limits. If you want to give others a chance, it shouldn’t be like this. It is unfair for them. As for me, I get very serious when it comes to dating.” Summer bumps into the show’s director CK, who was also her ex-boyfriend. “We are a bickering pair. It has always been like that since our youth. That is how they communicate. In reality, there are many couples who can only communicate through bickering, and we are that type of couple [in the drama]. I am definitely not that type in real life. I do not like to fight, and I am against confrontations. We will often do things we regret in the future when we are not in our calmest times.” When it comes to her romantic rumors, Kate realized that she rarely finds herself in a rumor with a male TVB costar. “I know my costars will often treat me like a boy. Maybe it’s because I am easy-going and whimsical, but I really don’t want to be their brother! I also like to be taken care of. I am actually a very dependent person. It’s just that I already depend on my makeup artist, hair stylist, and manager, so I don’t need my costars to take care of me. I don’t think I’m that boyish!” “Chapter of Summer” – Ron Summer is CK’s first love, but as he could never muster the courage to confess his love to Summer (which would also apparently take a toll on his ego), they eventually drifted apart. When it comes to recalling his first crush, Ron expressed that he could still remember the feeling of a blooming heart beating rapidly, “I remember that when I was in primary school, I had a crush on a girl who in another class. Whenever I saw her, I got really nervous. I would always try to sneak a peek at her, but I kept all of these feelings to myself. How would we know how to confess to someone when were so young? We were all very innocent back then. I remember I had two classmates who dated, but their ‘dating’ consisted of walking to and from school together. They didn’t even hold hands. “[My crush] and I ended up going to different high schools. Besides occasional friend gatherings, we would never see each other. I can still remember that feeling of a rapid heartbeat. In the drama, Kate and I will also portray ourselves in high school, and I will bring that feeling to my role.” Both lead very separate and different lives, Summer and CK finally meet again years later, and ultimately, rediscover their love for each other. Similar to Kate, Ron also does not see CK’s character to resemble much of himself. “We all grow older. After a certain amount of time, you will start to view things differently. Even if I do meet [my crush] again, I will not see her the same way as I did before. That is why I don’t believe in reconciling with your old love.” Busy with mainland Chinese dramas, Ron spent very little time in Hong Kong recently. “I don’t even have time for my mom’s soup. How can I find the time to meet girls? It’s hard to find a suitable partner for my job, and it’s even harder to maintain a relationship. Girls would most likely want to have their boyfriends to spend more time with them, but I wouldn’t be able to do that, and I also don’t think I would be able to successfully fulfill my role as a boyfriend, so I choose to concentrate on my work. I don’t want to think about these things right now.” Creds: TVB Magazine
