Love as a Predatory Affair - 愛情食物鏈
Genre:
TV Series
Times:
21 Episodes
Release Date:
11 January 2016
Production company(s):
TVB
Cast:
Kitty Yuen, King Kong, Jason Chan, Samantha Ko, Stephanie Ho, Brian Tse, C Gwan, Susan Tse
Watch online (Cantonese)
Description:
They say love is like a food chain. Having beauty and wealth is exactly like being on top of the hill—they are the most desirable, the most suitable, and the most likely to find alife partner. But should love be defined by materialism and physical appearances?

Lo Kwai-fong (Kitty Yuen) is an average, short, thirty-something year-old food supplier agent who is completely inexperienced when it comes to love. But after helping the young restauranteur Lau Pak-yip (Jason Chan) and saving his business, the handsome businessman begins to appreciate Kwai-fong’s inner beauty and falls in love with her.

But Kwai-fong’s neighbor and close friend, the beautiful Ko Kwai-fun (Samantha Ko), is not very pleased to find out about her friend’s new relationship. No matter what she does, she cannot seem to get Pak-yip to bat an eyelash at her. However, she does end up catching the attention of Taiwanese Ta-a noodles specialist Hung Hsien (King Kong), who is willing to do just about anything for her.

Unable to win Pak-yip’s heart, Kwai-fun makes a move on his older brother, Lau Lei-ko (Timothy Cheng) instead. Meanwhile, Pak-yip and Kwai-fong’s relationship starts to approach a redlight as Pak-yip begins to face pressure from others due to their atypical pairing. Pak-yip and Kwai-fong’s relationship breaks the robustchain of love, and now the hunters and the hunted have to face challenges that they never thought they would have to face before.

生物學上，草食動物吃植物、肉食動物捕食草食動物，各種生物吃與被吃的關係連繫起來的序列，稱為食物鏈。人類的愛情關係，又何嘗不是食物鏈？每人均會根據「美與醜」、「貧與富」的準則選擇配偶。位於「愛情食物鏈」上層的「高富帥」和「白富美」當然佔盡優勢；相反外貌不揚、家境貧寒等人則位於底層，莫非早已輸在起跑線上？


天生異稟 味覺驚人

食品供應公司總務魯佳芳（阮小儀飾）雖然個性爽朗但缺乏女性的溫柔，加上外貌平庸、身材矮小，並非討人喜歡的類型，已到達中女之齡，感情生活仍一片空白。佳芳是家中長女，父母、弟妹魯佳麟（謝東閔飾）和魯佳麒（王卓淇飾）均英俊漂亮、高貴大方，佳芳即使與家人站在一起也總是顯得格格不入。

縱然樣貌不出眾，佳芳卻擁有味覺異能，所有食物經她一試，即可分析出採用了甚麼食材及調味料。她同時具備烹飪天份和創造力，能因應食材施展不同的烹調手法，創出千變萬化的美味菜式。

佳芳父親及其下屬邢燁源（C君飾），一次疏忽買錯一批苦瓜而令公司陷入危機。公司本為最好味集團提供水果製作夏日特飲，佳芳為收拾爛攤子，竟想出以苦瓜製成夏日新穎菜式，成功幫助集團未來繼承人劉柏業（陳智燊飾），戰勝其二叔、太好味飲食集團的老闆劉利高（鄭子誠飾）。柏業因而對佳芳留下深刻印象，佳芳也被柏業的俊朗外形迷倒，可惜他只專注事業，對佳芳心意渾然未覺，佳芳只能當他背後的支持者。


廚藝高手　尋味結緣

佳芳的驚人味覺，同時引來台灣著名擔仔麵店繼承者洪鱻（金剛飾）的注意。洪鱻因父親病倒昏迷，令家傳的製麵秘方無人得知，麵店被迫停業，逼於無奈來到香港訪尋廚藝高人助他還原秘方。一次，佳芳在一間高級分子料理餐廳秘密下廚，其高超的廚藝及味覺天賦被洪鱻發現，即苦纏佳芳，求她相助還原秘方。

洪鱻其實亦為廚藝高手，二人相處、幾番交流下，惺惺相惜！事業可以靠雙手打拼，愛情卻不可以。佳芳為柏業默默付出的同時；洪鱻亦為佳芳的好友、集所有女神必備條件於一身的美女魚檔老闆高貴芬（高海寧飾）傾倒，可惜貴芬只鍾情城中「鑽石筍盤」劉柏業，對洪鱻視而不見。貴芬多番主動向柏業示好，惟柏業事業心重，對愛情反應遲鈍，無動於衷。


俊男剩女 真情考驗

柏業這個「筍盤」，在事業上依賴佳芳的味覺異能、超凡廚藝與創意巧思，屢破難關。相處日久，柏業慢慢對這名世人眼中的「剩女」產生好感，繼而擦出愛火花。隨着戀情浮面，佳芳的平庸外表卻惹來負評不絕，柏業始終承受不了被眾人嘲笑，開始嫌棄佳芳，二人關係亮起紅燈……

與此同時，貴芬得知佳芳暪着自己暗交「高富帥」夢中情人柏業，失望與憤恨交織下，與佳芳絕交，更轉投劉利高懷抱……


情場戰爭　勝敗誰定

在愛情的戰場上，勝敗難料，有人使盡千方百計，巧取豪奪也贏不到「筍盤」，有人始終堅持真性情……經歷連串親情、友情與愛情的考驗，人性真面目盡現，亦引發出不少笑料。戲如人生，有喜亦有悲，笑中亦有淚！俊男配美女、灰姑娘與王子終成眷屬，才算是愛情贏家？情場勝敗，又該如何定奪？
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