(portrayed by Amber Guo) – Female, 24 years old.

            Shan Bao’s wish since she was a child is to experience a sweet love relationship and then get married and be a wife.  However, like a curse, her first love Ah Ming rejected her because she’s a “strong beast” with an “oily, greasy barbecue smell.”  From then on, Shan Bao has been ashamed of her powerful strength and the barbecue smell which covers her from head to toe.  Yet she never gives up and tries very hard to conceal her barbecue smell and her weird strength in order to continue forging ahead for love.  However, the ones whom she admire would always discover her astonishing strength and barbecue smell causing them to all run away in fear.

            For this reason, Shan Bao is extremely puzzled.  Her wish in life is to make “Guang Ji” go out of business so that she can stay far away from barbecue.  Yet because she shot a movie called “The Barbecue Shop of Terror,” she is made fun of by the whole world as the “flat-chest ghost.”  From then on, the difficulties that Shan Bao has to overcome in life grow even more.

            Shan Bao gives the Three Treasures Rice, which her first love, Ah Ming, refused to a young boy.  She inevitably saves this hungry young master, Sun Wu Di, of “Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant,” who was kidnapped.  Many years later, when these two people meet again, they don’t recognize each other and even becomes a bickering couple.

            Due to a misunderstanding from their first meeting, Shan Bao believes that Wei Qing is the only person who doesn’t mind the barbecue smell on her body and her biceps and sees him as her Prince Charming.  She thought that Wei Qing has favorable feelings for her so she not only displayed her extraordinary love style towards him, but she also is willing to sacrifice unconditionally for Wei Qing.  However, to Wei Qing, Shan Bao is only one of the crazy fans and not someone he sincerely likes.  Even though Wei Qing doesn’t treat Shan Bao well, Shan Bao still devotedly sacrifices for him and believes that this is what true love is all about.

            Shan Bao has a logic that is different than the ordinary person.  Although it comes from her absolute sincere and kind heart, but she actually does some really strange things.  She often scares those around her and cause hilarious things to happen in her life.  But always, she would wipe her tears and continue forging ahead.

(portrayed by Nicholas Zhang) – Male, 26 years old.

            He is host of the program “Wu Di’s Gourmet Date with You.”  Attractive, charming and handsome, he is the typical Prince Charming in everyone girls’ dreams.  In addition, he is also the young master of “Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant.”

            Although Wu Di is a food critic but very little people know that he has ordinary culinary skills.  However, because he puts great value in packaging and building himself, is good with words and “talking about cuisines,” and often shows his sex appeal on the show to express his male charm, this cause his show to be extremely popular with the female audience.

            Sun Wu Di is conceited, self-centered, and doesn’t trust anyone around him.  He likes to have everything within his control, often manages those under him with high standards, and doesn’t show mercy to anyone.  He places great value on taste and fashion.  He’s smart and will not allow for any compromise.

            When Wu Di was young, he and his father was once kidnapped by an employee of his father’s whom his father trusted the most.  On the verge of starvation, he was saved by the strong and brave Hu Shan Bao who even gives him the Three Treasures Rice to eat which she was planning on throwing away.  For 10 years and more, the memories from his childhood have been unforgettable for Wu Di.  Moreover, he has this special feeling towards Three Treasures Rice which nothing in this world can replace.  For his dinner every night, he would ask his assistant, Ah Qiang to prepare the dish of Three Treasures Rice exactly as he remembers it from his memories.

            The childhood kidnapping event not only caused Wu Di to lose his most respected father, but it also gave rise to Wu Di not easily trusting anyone and his weird personality of not knowing how to show any consideration towards the staff.

            “Protect Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant and put ever effort into expanding its name.”  The last words of his dying father become the most important belief and standard for Wu Di in the future.  Wu Di keeps on thinking about his father’s last wish and has always worked very hard to succeed.  During his studies, even though he’s not poor, but he is still extremely strict with himself.  He’s very thrifty and his only goal is to expand Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant which his father left behind.  This leads him to turn into an isolated, stubborn and paranoid businessman after he grows up.  In his eyes, he only sees using the fast food way to expand Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant.

            Before reuniting with Shan Bao, Wu Di has a girlfriend whom he has been dating with for 5 years, Zu An.  Even though Wu Di likes Zu An from the bottom of his heart, yet his habit of being self-centered and only thinking about himself often causes him unconsciously to neglect Zu An.  Such a manner, also causes Zu An to feel depressed and she sadly breaks up with him.  However, Zu An doesn’t know about her father, Ji Da Wei’s secret plan and as a result, she becomes the downfall of Sun Wu Di.

(portrayed by Roy Qiu) – Male, 27 years old.

            A sexy Teppanyaki chef, whom all the housewives are infatuated with.  He is the man whom Shan Bao is crazily in love with.  However, Wei Qing only regards her as being one of his crazy fans in addition to being a free maid and even as much as being a witch who he can’t rid of and who doesn’t listen to what people say.

            He has a strong sex appeal with a cold and indifferent attitude.  It looks like aside from money and success, there is nothing else that he would care about.  In reality though, Wei Qing’s sincere feelings are only saved for one girl – Tian Qing, his daughter.  His deep longing for his wife, Ruo Lan did not end even after her death.

            The huge fire when he was 24 years old, because of the empty boxes from the cooking ingredients that accumulated in the fire escape hallway from Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant, it caused one death and one serious injury to the house next door since they weren’t able to escape the fire.  The victim was Wei Qing’s wife, Ruo Lan, whom he married when he was 20 years old after they got pregnant and whom he deeply loves.  The one who was injured was his daughter whom Wei Qing treasures above all else.

            “Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant absolutely did not pile up any materials in the fire escape hallway!”  After Wei Qing hears these words coming from Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant’s owner, Sun Wu Di, henceforth, he regards Sun Wu Di as his enemy.  His mind is set that the one who destroyed his family is Sun Wu Di.  His goal in life, aside from letting Tian Qing live a carefree and worry-free life, is to one day make Sun Wu Di fall to the bottom of hell.  He will make Sun Wu Di realize how painful it is to lose everything he has.

            In order to accomplish his goal, in order to allow Tian Qing to live a worry-free life, even if he has to run through hell, he is willing to do it.  As long as he can give Tian Qing a happy life, as long as he can reach the peak of success, as long as he can strike down Sun Wu Di, there is nothing that he will not do.

(portrayed by Hong Xiao Ling) – Female, 24 years old.

            Ji Da Wei’s daughter and Sun Wu Di’s girlfriend of 5 years.  She is the manager of public relations for Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant.  In order to not let others think that she got this position because of her relationship with Ji Da Wei and Sun Wu Di, her attitude towards work is always to do the best that she can.  Her appearance has the look of an intelligent, modern and decisive woman while she is gentle and considerate within.

            The treasure of Ji Da Wei’s life, Zu An’s mother passed away when she was 7 years old.  Afraid that Ji Da Wei would not have the time to look after Zu An, her aunt took her to the U.S. to live.

            Returned to Taiwan when on vacation when she was 19 years old and met the 21 year old Sun Wu Di at Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant, who is on vacation from studying aboard in France.  He was holed up in the kitchen wasting over 10 hours or so to study the change of flavors in a dish until a satisfied smile appeared on his face.  Zu An gets attracted to this young man who is striving hard to succeed and falls in love with him.

            They have been dating for almost 5 years.  Zu An loves Wu Di for his focused attention towards cooking and loves that he doesn’t have the arrogance of a rich guy.  What he has is his relentless striving strength.  She loves him for not treating Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant as something to financially depend on.  Instead, he works seriously and diligently each day.  In Zu An’s heart, she has continuously believed that they will always be together and deeply love one another.

            Yet, returning to Taiwan, Wu Di lost his down-to-earth and innocent nature which Zu An initially fell in love with.  Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant becomes the center of Wu Di’s world.  Due to his excessive fame as well as his self-centered attitude, Wu Di becomes selfish and conceited.  On the other hand, his mistrust of other people magnifies into an even larger proportion.

            Zu An is no longer able to tolerate Wu Di’s change.  Even if she knows that she still loves him deeply, she nevertheless decides to break up with him.  However, with the incident of Shan Bao and the Western Culinary Corp, “Eight Allied Forces” bringing trouble to Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant, Zu An clearly senses Wu Di’s change as well as the confidence that he has in himself and so she decides to return to his side.  Wu Di’s sincere trust in Zu An indirectly causes him to fall to the bottom of hell.

(portrayed by Liang He Qun) – Male, 30 years old.

            Hu Shan Bao’s brother with a cool appearance similar to that of their deceased mother.  He lacks interest in the “dragon slaying saber” that his father longs to pass on to him and his sister.  His only interest is in tailoring and becoming a fashion designer is his dream.  Compared to his sister being “strong externally but soft internally,” Da Dao is the completely the opposite being “soft externally but strong internally.”

            He has a considerate personality and is always putting others’ needs before his own.  Even though he has no interest in barbecue, but for his father’s expectation, he still works hard to learn the business around the shop.  Even after he discovers that he is unsuitable for this profession, he would still grit his teeth and continue to carry on.

            He is the number one supporter of Shan Bao in this world.  Compared to their father, Ah Guang Shi’s crooked righteous principles, Da Dao would use a lenient mentality to understand the deep meaning behind any of his sister’s out of ordinary behaviors.  His shortcoming is his overprotection and as long as it is Shan Bao’s wish, even if it is wrong, he would still choose to support her till the end.  From childhood till now, all the troubles that are caused by Shan Bao are settled by Da Dao.  In order to protect his sister, he would often take the blame of all the wrongs for Shan Bao in front of Ah Guang Shi.

(portrayed by Huang Yi Fei) – Male, 50 years old.

            He is “Guang Ji Barbecue Shop’s” owner who is proficient with Cantonese cuisines.  The kitchen knife in his hand has been called the “dragon slaying saber” which means: “once the knife is wielded, nobody can beat it.”  He carries a very traditional mind set when it comes to barbecue and insists on using wood to light the fire for cooking.  This way, the cuisines that are made will have a special smoky wood taste and not any type of artificial spices.

            He deeply loves his deceased wife and as a result, he values “Guang Ji” very much which was built by him and his wife.  He wants to hand over Guang Ji to his son and daughter to carry on.  Hence, he has trained them since they were young to help out at the shop.  He knows about the complaints that his daughter has for Guang Ji but in order to protect Guang Ji, he decides to ignore it.

            He has a righteous personality and clearly distinguishes between right and wrong.  He treats his daughter with a very loving manner but he doesn’t spoil her.  Thus he would occasionally appear stubborn and difficult to reason with.  In order to not disappoint any one of his customers who come to the shop hungry, he insists on only closing one day a year and that’s the anniversary day of his wife’s death.  Aside from this day, even if there’s a storm or a typhoon, Guang Ji’s door will always be open for its customers.

(portrayed by Guan Yong) – Male, 48 years old.

            The very social General Manager of “Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant” and also Ji Zu An’s father.  He has been long time friends with Wu Di’s father.  Before Wu Di’s mother passed away, she signed a letter stating that if anything happens to Wu Di’s parents, then Ji Da Wei would temporarily assist Wu Di in managing Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant.

            After Wu Di’s father passed away, Ji Da Wei temporarily takes over the management of “Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant” and becomes Wu Di’s guardian.  For Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant, Ji Da Wei has given it all his best.  However, after Sun Wu Di grows up, his utilitarian and arrogance just doesn’t match with Ji Da Wei.  Yet, even if Ji Da Wei is pushed to the side, he still tolerates Wu Di.  Until Ji Da Wei’s subordinate kidnaps Wu Di and wrongly takes this first step for revenge.  In order to protect himself, protect his subordinate, Ji Da Wei has no choice but to make Sun Wu Di leave Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant.

(portrayed by Zhong Xin Ling) - Female, 31 years old.

            A flirtatious employee at “Guang Ji Barbecue Shop.”  She calls herself Guang Ji’s barbecue beauty and dresses up every day.  Her bountiful chest is what makes her the object of envy from “flat-chest ghost,” Shan Bao and she is also Shan Bao’s best adviser on her battle to get a bigger chest.

            To Shan Bao, Chi Xin Jie is the most suitable person for her to discuss any female issues with since her father and brother are both guys.

            She is a very straightforward person and speaks whatever is on her mind.  As a result, she is always getting into an argument with Xiao Sha Ge.  She is also the first person to jump out at any outsider who would dare to bully anyone in Guang Ji.

            She is a crazy fan of Sun Wu Di and punctually watches the cooking show that he hosts everyday.  She even knows the theme song to the show by heart.  When disaster befalls Wu Di and he has to depend on Guang Ji, she is the first person who enthusiastically accepts him.  She often speaks Taiwan mandarin but when she is hurriedly cursing others, she would spit out strings of Taiwanese slang.

(portrayed by Zhang Zhao Zhi) - Male, 40 years old.

            A senior employee with a mysterious background at Guang Ji Barbecue Shop.  It is said that he illegally sneaked over to Taiwan from Guang Dong.  After Ah Guang Shi takes him in, he is deeply admired by Ah Guang Shi’s persistence with barbecue.  There is a bit of foolish nature in his personality and he would occasionally say some strange things.  However, there are times when the strange things that he says would have some reason in it.

            With regards to the over enthusiastic Chi Xin Jie, Xiao Sha Ge is the one who can easily douse her happiness.  Although he can’t bear Chi Xin Jie’s smug attitude, but every time that Chi Xin Jie flirts and asks him for something, he would grumble on the side as he helps out.  For this reason, everyone at Guang Ji and even Chi Xin Jie herself, believes that Xiao Sha Ge secretly has a crush on her.  Xiao Sha Ge is the only one who doesn’t believe in that.  He often speaks Guang Dong mandarin but when he is hurriedly cursing others, he would spit out authentic Cantonese.

(portrayed by Tony Yu Bing Xian) - Male, 28 years old.

            Sun Wu Di’s assistant and excels in speaking things that people like to hear.  At Heaven’s Fragrant Restaurant, from Sun Wu Di to the cleaning lady, he knows everyone.  Hence, there is no gossip that can get pass him and his ability to collect information is top notch.

            From the point of view of other people, Ah Qiang is a suck-up who caters after Ji Da Wei and Wu Di.  He appears to be a person without a standpoint, integrity or dignity and only follows what others think.  However, to Ah Qiang, this is only a survival skill that he uses to adapt to the environment.

            Since he is always by Wu Di’s side, he solely believes that he is not the one who is sucking up to Wu Di, rather it is Wu Di who couldn’t live without him.

(portrayed by Chen Han Dian) - Male, 26 years old.

            Kai Wen’s job is different than the common young people these days: he’s a “mortuary make-up artist.”  This is his biggest goal and ambition.  He hopes that each deceased person can look their best upon reaching heaven and when leaving this world.  His biggest dream is to be able to paint Zhou Dong.

            Kai Wen and Wei Qing are best friends from High School.  Their relationship is very close and is almost like that of blood related brothers.  When Wei Qing’s wife passed away, Kai Wen helped with funeral arrangements and all.

            Kai Wen and Wei Qing live together and know that Wei Qing is constantly under the financial pressure of shouldering Tian Qing’s medical bills.  Like an elder brother, Kai Wen takes care of all the things in Wei Qing’s life.  He is the only person in this world who understands Wei Qing the best and also understands the pain in Wei Qing’s heart.  Even if Wei Qing is always silent and doesn’t say much but Kai Wen is always able to tell how Wei Qing is feeling.  Moreover, he can offer his consideration at the right moment and is also Wei Qing’s conscience.

(portrayed by Lin Zhi Xian)

(portrayed by Tao Chuan Zheng)

(portrayed by Cheng Bo Ren)

(portrayed by Deng Yun Ting) - Female, 6 years old.

           Zhang Wei Qing’s daughter.  Due a fire when she was 4 years old, she was seriously burnt and is placed in a rehab center.  Her personality is like her name, just as splendid and bright as a clear sunny day.  A sweet smile from her is enough to erase the dark shadow within Wei Qing’s heart.  She always calls Wei Qing a fire breathing dragon, who protects her, Princess Fiona.

            She was napping with her mother at home when she was 4 years old.  Yet due to a heartless fire, it caused her and her mother to be separated forever.  In addition, she has to carry a scar on her face which couldn’t be mended.  Even if she knows that her mother has passed away, her father is always busy and that she can only wait at the rehab center for when he has a free time to come and visit her, yet what she doesn’t know is that perhaps her face is not as cute as she thought.  This is the truth that everyone is anxious to keep from her.  As a result, they don’t dare to let her see a mirror…