| Native Name: | 以和為貴 |
| Alt Name: | Harmony Is Precious |
| Genre: | Modern, Comedy |
| Creator: | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Starring: | Joe Ma Kate Tsui Johnson Lee Elena Kong Tommy Wong Tracy Chu |
| Opentheme: | "出口" Way Out by Justin Lo & Johnson Lee |
| Theme Music Composer: | Alan Cheung |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer: | Lam Chi-wah |
| Editor: | Ng Lap-gwong |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| C: | 以和為貴 |
| L: | "Harmony Is Precious" |
| J: | Ji5 Wo4 Wai4 Gwai3 |
| Y: | Yíh Wòh Wàih Gwai |
| P: | Yǐ Hé Wéi Guì |
Smooth Talker (; literally "Harmony Is Precious") is a 2015 Hong Kong romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Joe Ma and Kate Tsui as the main leads, with Johnson Lee, Elena Kong, Tommy Wong and Tracy Chu in main supporting roles.[1] Filming took place from Augusts till November 2014. The drama aired on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels March 30 till April 24, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.[2]
Hau Tak-sze (Joe Ma) has inherited his late father's social club, besides managing the club he also works full-time as a court mediator. He meets Mo Sui-yee (Kate Tsui), who is in the process of divorcing her cheating ex-husband, during one of his cases. Sui-yee moves into her cousin Lam Ah-lui's (Elena Kong) home during her divorce, she soon finds out that her ex-husband's lover also lives in the same building as her cousin. Since Tak-sze visits the building frequently Sui-yee thinks both him and her ex-husband's lover are in cohorts together to try to gain her property from her divorce.
Mo Sui-yee gets a job at Au Yeung-ai's (Johnson Lee) law office, Tak-sze also visits the law office frequently because he is best friends with Yeung-ai. Through her boss and new job, Sui-yee learns that Tak-sze is truly a nice guy who works hard at his job.[3] [4]
| Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon – Fri 21:30 | 30 March - 3 April 2015 | 1 — 5 | 25 | -- | |
| 2 | 06-10 April 2015 | 6 — 10 | 25 | 28 | ||
| 3 | 13–17 April 2015 | 11 — 15 | 25 | 27 | ||
| 4 | 20–24 April 2015 | 16 — 20 | 25 | -- | ||
| Total average | 25 | 28 | ||||
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | My Favourite TVB Actress | Kate Tsui | ||
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Elena Kong | |||
| My Favourite TVB Female TV Character | Kate Tsui | |||
| Elena Kong | ||||
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Tsui | ||
| My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role | Elena Kong | |||
| My Favourite TVB On-Screen Couple | Johnson Lee & Elena Kong | |||
| TVB Anniversary Awards | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama | Smooth Talker | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor | Joe Ma | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | Kate Tsui | |||
| Elena Kong | ||||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor | Tommy Wong | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song | Way Out (出口) by Justin Lo & Johnson Lee |
Malaysia - 8TV (Malaysia), 10 February 2017