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      No Return (Chinese: 巾幗梟雄之懸崖) is a 2024 Hong Kong television period drama, and romantic comedy co-produced by TVB, and Tencent Penguin Pictures by producer Dave Fong, and screenwriter Cheung Wah-Biu. It stars Wayne Lai, Nancy Wu, Edwin Siu, Hera Chan, Celina Harto, Joey Law, Gabriel Harrison, Susan Tse, Akina Hong, and Lisa Ch'ng among the main cast. The drama is the 4th installment of the Rosy Business franchise.


      Synopsis


      Set in the 1920s to early 1940s early Republic of China era, No Return follows the lives of Tang Kwai Sim "7th Master", and Chai 17. Tang Kwai Sim is a successful businesswoman in charge of Wing Yip Bank left to her by her late father. She is feared by many as "7th Master" being one of the ten most influential tycoons in the Shanghai Concession. She is also the only woman among the cadre of the top businesspersons. Under her ruthlessness, lies a vulnerable young woman facing adversity in both her professional and personal life. There she encounters Chai 17, an out-of-luck businessman, one who's able to give sound business advice, but unable to personally prosper. Chai 17 grudgingly saves her life and the bank from going under, and the two develop a professional relationship that blossoms into a friendship. A friendship to which both were willing to give up everything and their lives for each other. Along the way they encounter many adversaries, including Lam Mo Choi, a manipulative villain with three separate, yet identical identities. He holds a grudge against the Tang Family, and is bent on destroying 7th Master and her allies.


      Cast and Characters




      = Chai Family

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      = Tang Family

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      = Wing Yip Bank

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      = Lee Family / Osmanthus Restaurant

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      = Shanghai's 10 Most Influential Business Tycoons

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      = The Underworld

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      = Other Characters

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      Production Notes


      Principal photography began October 7, 2023, and ended December 17, 2023. No Return aired October-November 2024 to coincide with TVB's launch anniversary date.
      The drama marked the return of screenwriter Cheung Wah-Biu who wrote the first two successful Rosy Business dramas, Rosy Business, and No Regrets his last script before leaving TVB in 2011.
      Filming took place at the Dream Bund backlot at Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, China. The Dream Bund, opened right after the COVID-19 pandemic, recreates the look and feel of Old Shanghai with streets and buildings built on a 1:1 scale. Nancy Wu mentioned in an interview that the spacious sets and rich details at Hengdian made one feel as though one was in Shanghai. Compared to shooting period dramas at Early Republic Street (民初街) in TVB City in Hong Kong, the pictures shot in Hengdian would be more realistic, and actors have much more sense of space when acting.
      Art director Lau Sai Wan designed and produced over 200 period costumes for the No Return, 30 costumes of which were for Nancy Wu's character, who wears both Chinese, and Western influenced clothing together. The artistic director said the hat style worn by Nancy not only added elegance to the costumes, but represented 1930s Western upper class society, and culture.
      Lead actress Nancy Wu mentioned the strenous nature of the film shoot, taking place within a span of just over two months, with dozens of scenes daily, resulted in her losing weight. Additionally, Wu said it was mentally and emotionally draining playing the 7th Master as her character was very complex, requiring a high degree of emotional expression on top of the acting nuances required for a period drama. Wayne Lai also agreed on the intensity of the daily shooting schedule; many of the scenes consisted of long pages of dialogue.
      Rosanne Lui said it took close to 8 hours of auditioning different hair and makeup styles to find the right look for her character. She also said many scenes were done in one take because morale was high, and everybody was focused on performing. Lisa Ch'ng mentioned the hairstyle she wears was inspired by 1920-30s era department store window dolls. She said the art director was really good, able to pick out the most appropiate hairstyle based on photos of us.
      Producer Dave Fong was satisfied with the performances of the new generation of actors Joey Law, Hera Chan, and Celina Harto, saying they were very attentive, and expressed the personalities of their characters very well.
      He mentioned Hera Chan has an excellent temperament and performed brilliantly in the crying scene, she has the best crying scene presently at TVB. The producer said Celina Harto grasped the essence of her role very well, somebody who looks very scheming, but actually a simple, and pitiful person. Celina Harto's performance also won approval from mainland Chinese netizens for her portrayal of a Green Tea Bitch "綠茶婊". Celina Harto mentioned she spent time researching the role, trying several variations of the personality before choosing one that was ruthless enough, but not extremely so. Dave Fong also praised Lisa Ch'ng for her outstanding, and professional performance; and Wayne Lai agreed that she deserved a more important role in the drama.
      The sequence of flashback scenes with Wayne Lai and Nancy Wu in a coffin was a continuous 2 minute shot done in one take.

      The teahouse shootout scene was Joey Law's first action role since joining the industry. The 3 minute sequence took 2 days to film, one scene requiring over 30 takes. The director encouraged him do a Tiffany Lau kneel and spin referring to the action moves the TVB actress does in her recent dramas.
      Nancy Wu originally was to wear knee pads to run and fall to the ground during the night curfew action scene, but she asked to take them off because the close-up shot could have reduced the realism of the scene. She also suggested her character remove her stilettos before getting up to run away which was noted in the script.
      No Return represents Wayne Lai and Nancy Wu's 8th TVB collaboration together.
      In regards to netizen comments comparing her performance with Sheren Tang in the first two installments of the Rosy Business franchise, Nancy Wu said it's understandable because Rosy Business and No Regrets were such TV classics. She said she doesn't think about it, only wanting to focus on her own interpretation and play her character well. Wayne Lai added, the Heroine series is just a concept, the characters are all different in each season, and hopes the audience will treat it as such; there's no need to compare, and we're not under any pressure.
      No Return is the third co-produced drama by Tencent Penguin Pictures under their Hong Kong Drama Project "港劇計劃" platform. Containing elements of mystery and suspense in the narrative, light comedy in a period drama, and high production values, producers hope No Return will attract new audiences, and old fans, to a new style of Hong Kong dramas.
      The Chinese name for the series 巾幗梟雄 means Ambitious strong Woman. The Chinese name for the 4th installment 懸崖 means Precipice, or symbolically, at the edge of no return.


      Viewership Ratings


      The following table reflects viewers who watched episodes live on TVB Jade television and on TVB apps online.

      On Douban, No Return scored 5.6 midway through the series.


      Awards




      = TVB Anniversary Awards 2024

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      Wayne Lai was asked about his predictions for TVB Anniversary Awards 2024, he said despite No Return having a well-written and complex script, good character development, and great acting, No Return was an Early Republic of China drama, a genre audiences might find old fashioned compared to trendier modern dramas. He felt winning an award was not based on skill, but depends on whether or not the audience likes the drama, and the characters in it.


      References




      External Links


      No Return - Official Website at TVB.com (in Chinese)
      No Return - Main characters and their personalities at TVBUSA.com (in Chinese)
      No Return - Episode list and synopsis at TVB.com (in Chinese)
      No Return at IMDb

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