Noble House by James Clavell5/15/2023 ![]() ![]() Overall, a great fun to watch, but make sure you set aside enough time because it's 6 hours of non-stop entertainment. Pierce Brosnan is at his best as the Tai Pan of the Noble House (Struan's), and cast of characters surrounding him are equally glamorous (like Tia Carrerie, Julia Nickson). The story is loosely based on an actual existing trading company - Jardine Matheson Holdings, and the building that is portrayed as Struans' headquarter was the actual Jardine Matheson and company's headquarter in Hong Kong, before relocating to Bermuda in anticipation of Hong Kong's repatriation to China in '97. ![]() Things that will be taboo in the west is permitted there like having concubines, and going to parties with them (instead of your wife !), and old guys are actually flaunting it to show off their wealth and virility ! But of course all this has price to pay and everyone is paying in this story. The glamor and opulence of belonging to the richest elite in Hong Kong's business circle sets the tone for the entire story. The story is cast in Hong Kong, and there's dynamics in doing business there that we people of the west don't quite understand. ![]()
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