The Beginning (TV series)

• Shi Dongqing (石东清) - Father of Jianing, Jiamin, and Tingli (from a later marriage). He abandoned Jianing, Jiamin, and their mother to expand his business empire, marrying a rich woman while tolerating the condescending and abusive behaviours of the woman. He and his wife went bankrupt after the dodgy financial dealings of their company were exposed by Jianing, and were eventually killed by Jay Fang.

• Shi Jianing (石嘉宁, portrayed by Felicia Chin)[1] - A fish stall operator at a local bazaar. She is called "Grouper Maid" (石斑妹) by her friends. Her father, in the pursuit of wealth, abandoned her when she was young, which generated much hate between the two persons, not helped by a grave misunderstanding that led Jianing to believe that her father attempted to have sex with her sister, Shi Jiamin. She was framed by Ma Lilian, who has long harboured hate towards Jianing and Jiamin, for assaulting Shi Dongqing, and was sent to prison as a result. After her release, Jianing worked hard to uncover the dodgy financial dealings of Shi Dongqing's company, the Syarikat Ma, which led to the collapse of Syarikat Ma, and her father's bankruptcy.
• Shi Jiamin (石嘉敏)- The younger sister of Jianing. Due to the lack of supervision, she turned bad, and was eventually murdered by Jay Fang.

• Ma Lilian (马丽莲) - Mother of Ting Li. She came from a rich family, and built the Syarikat Ma (马氏集团) from the ground up. She is a domineering figure, tolerating no dissent to her orders, and treats her husband, Shi Dong Qing, quite badly. Her relations with Shi Dong Qing's estranged family were bad, and her demeanors towards Shi Jia Ning eventually led Jia Ning to exact revenge, bankrupting Ma and her husband. Both were later killed by Jay Fang.
• Shi Tingli (石婷立, portrayed by Stella Chung)[1] - A medical student at the university, her life is controlled by her domineering mother, who wanted her to work at Syarikat Ma, when in fact, Tingli wanted to be a psychiatrist. She befriended Jianing, who, unbeknownst to her, is her elder sister. She was raped by Jay Fang, with whom she had a relationship before.

• Fang Huakang (方华康, portrayed by Zhang Wei) - An elderly businessman, who is the founder of Hua Kang Berhad (华康集团). His ascent to wealth has been tainted by selling fake medicines and deaths of one of his relatives, who was Fang Yucheng's father.
• Fang Yucheng (方宇诚, portrayed by Shaun Chen)[1] - An educated professional who is on good terms with Dongliang and Jianing. He works for, and is related to, Fang Huakang, who had a hand in his father's death. Despite that, Yucheng, in pursuit of wealth, remain at Hua Kang Berhad.
• Fang Zhiyang (方志扬 portrayed by Johnson Lee)- The eldest son of the Fang Family. His pursuit for wealth led him and his other brother, Fang Zhirong, to hatch a kidnapping plot on their father. Is married to Rachel (Kirby Chan), who had an affair with Yucheng.
• Fang Zhirong (portrayed by Melvin Sia)- The 2nd son of Fang Huakang.
• Jay Fang Zhijie (方志杰, portrayed by William San)- Returned to Malaysia after recently graduating abroad. Unbeknownst to all, he is mentally ill, and exacts revenge on women through rape and murder. He murdered Shi Jiamin, but was acquitted by the court. He also raped Shi Tingli, and murdered her parents. He was accidentally killed by Fang Yucheng.

• Tie Dongliang (铁栋梁, portrayed by Rynn Lim) - A young man whose hot-headed demeanors earned him the title "Iron Head" (铁头). He, along with Jianing and Yucheng, are the central three characters in the entire series.

This drama series has recorded one of the lowest viewership ratings to date in Singapore, while recording the highest ratings in Malaysia.