Doomed to Oblivion — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Action & Adventure, Drama • 46 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
WONG explains to TSE honestly that their family is bankrupt; hence, she forbids TSE to marry KIU. The family burden weighs too heavy for TSE and she can never imagine the matter will affect her whole life. TSE sobs sorrowfully. On the other hand, SUN teases CHUI; meanwhile, BEN also has bias on CHUI. CHUI is upset because she finds a lot of difficulties in fitting into the family of KIU. Though KIU sues against WONG for cheating his marriage, JUN settles the case for WONG secretly. On the trial day, WONG is able to get rid of the charges and TSE also indicates that she would not marry a poor artist. KIU fails the law case and TSE breaks his heart into pieces. Furthermore, JUN takes over the role of ZHANG. KIU loses both the career and love battle and visits SUN at his gallery sadly. He meets a gang of traders, who ask for remunerate of his paintings……
About Doomed to Oblivion
The series revolves around the ups and downs of the life of a painter during the Qing dynasty, Cheng Ban Kiu. Through many endeavours to prove his painting skills, Ban Kiu became a celebrated painter and expert in drawing bamboos (in which is a shared interest with the emperor, who went in search for the best bamboo painting to be buried with him when he passes away). Ban Kiu was also famous for his quote, "Ignorance is Bliss", which in the end can ironically cause him many troubles.