The Pearl of the Orient is a famous song, written by Luo Dayou, which has been used as an interlude or theme song in several TV dramas and movies. The Way Forward is a 20-episode drama series produced by TVB in Hong Kong, China in 1981, reflecting the arduous history of mainlanders who traveled to Hong Kong, China in the 1860s and 1870s to fight for their lives. Pearl of the Orient is a 2006 Hong Kong, China TVB light comedy drama from the early Republic of China starring Kwok Chun On, Liza Wang, Charmaine Sheh, Chan Shan Chung and Kwan Ju Ying. The drama tells the story of Jinyan, a popular singer in Shanghai in the 1940s, who falls on hard times in Hong Kong and establishes a small singing and dancing troupe to make ends meet by catching shows at various opera houses. The return of this movie is a celebration of the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, which also uses the Pearl of the Orient as an interlude.