Synopsis:

Xu Wenqiang (Chow Yun Fat), a Peking university student, lost not only his love but also his freedom in the student movement. After three years in prison, he is determined to turn over a new leaf and fight for his future. He came to Shanghai, a prosperous city of flowers and flowers, alone. As a newcomer, he found no friends, and he became acquainted with Li Ding (Lv Liangwei), a poor pear vendor, and they became friends.

Xu Wenqiang finds Fang Yanyun (Lin Jianming), an old classmate and a famous Shanghai socialite. With Fang Yanyun's help, Xu Wenqiang began to enter the gangs in Shanghai, and with his resolute and courageous style, he finally became the leader of one side in a rebellion. Xu Wenqiang, who has achieved something, never forgets his old friendship and invites Li Ding to join his company and become his right-hand man.

Feng Jingyao (Liu Dan), a tycoon in the French Concession, takes a fancy to Xu Wenqiang's talents and wants to use them for his own use, but Xu Wenqiang prefers to open up a world by himself. Although Feng Jingyao was unwilling, he still kept close contacts with Xu and Ding and became close partners in cooperation.

Feng Chengcheng (Angie Chiu), the daughter of Feng Jingyao, returned from studying in Beiping and was taken hostage by a killer at the railway station. Xu Wenqiang tactfully resolved the crisis and won the beauty's heart. Feng Chengcheng, obsessed with Xu Wenqiang, took the initiative to associate with Xu Wenqiang. However, Xu Wenqiang devoted himself to his career and didn't want to talk about his children's affair, so their relationship was at arm's length.

In a gang dispute, Li Ding, who was not calm enough, attacked and killed Kim, the head of the other side, causing a siege of various gangs who had been wary of Xu Wenqiang. Xu Wenqiang and Li Ding had no choice but to go to Feng Jingyao. Feng Jingyao exultation, with two people as right-hand man. In this way, Feng Chengcheng has the opportunity to get close to Xu Wenqiang frequently.

At last, Xu Wenqiang understood her heart and found herself in love. The two finally showed their hearts to each other and were ready to get married in a few days. At this critical juncture, Xu Wenqiang discovers that Feng Jingyao colludes with Japanese spy Yamaguchi (Ouyang Peishan) to sell information to him, and learns that Yamaguchi will attack the patriotic group Jingwumen that night.

Xu Wenqiang thinks twice, and decides to inform Chen Hanlin (Tang Zhenye), Cheng Cheng's ex-boyfriend and patriotic youth, and ask him to tell Jingwumen Yamaguchi and others where to hide weapons. That night, Xu Wenqiang was sent by Feng Jingyao to contact Xiangzi Yamaguchi, just as the congregation of Jingwumen who had stolen weapons ambushed Xiangzi Yamaguchi, and Xu Wenqiang killed Xiangzi Yamaguchi in the melee.

Feng Jingyao was furious when he learned of Xu Wenqiang's betrayal. In order to explain to the Japanese side and the police department, he sent people everywhere to search for Xu Wenqiang. Xu Wenqiang was hiding in the home of his poor friend Chang Gui in Li Ding, but he was found by Li Ding who was ordered to come and catch him. Li Ding didn't want to betray Feng Jingyao, but he didn't want to harm Wen Qiang. He cut off Xu Wenqiang's tail and pointed it at Feng, and gave Xu Wenqiang a ticket to leave Shanghai.

With the help of Chen Hanlin, looking at Feng Chengcheng, who has been waiting for him, Xu Wenqiang fled Shanghai in confusion. When the train arrived in Hongkong, Xu Wenqiang, who was in trouble, met Cheng Shu's family. Under the introduction of his fellow villagers, Xu Wenqiang got a clerical job in Hong Kong and started an ordinary life. I saw Uncle Cheng's granddaughter, Auntie, fall in love with him, so she married Auntie, intending to forget the past and start over.

Feng Jingyao didn't let him go. He received a clue that Xu Wenqiang appeared in Hong Kong, so he sent a killer to Hong Kong. At the same time, Cheng Cheng also heard that Wen Qiang was in Hong Kong and found it alone. Under Chen Hanlin's persuasion, Xu Wenqiang met Feng Chengcheng and explained his present situation to her. The love affair left in despair. But unexpectedly, the killer followed the love affair to Xu Wenqiang's home, but he did not see Xu Wenqiang, but he killed three of her grandparents.

Xu Wenqiang, who lost his loved ones, was going crazy. He decided to return to Shanghai and take revenge on Feng Jingyao. After Xu Wenqiang's departure, Li Ding devoted himself to pursuing the journey. Love never fails to learn that Wen Qiang's return to Shanghai is bad for her father. She wants to resolve this feud and asks Xu Wenqiang to leave Shanghai with him, but Wen Qiang won't listen.

At last, Li Ding was injured and proposed to Cheng Cheng before the operation. Cheng Cheng accepted with tears. Xu Wenqiang couldn't accept that his lover wanted to marry his best friend, but he was helpless. He stepped up the pace of revenge. In order to compete with Feng Jingyao, he threw himself into the banner of Nie Renwang under the banner of patriotism and took revenge by his strength.

Li Ding is increasingly powerful and ambitious. With old friendship, Xu Wenqiang asked Li Ding to avenge him. Li Ding then found an opportunity for Xu Wenqiang to meet Feng Jingyao alone, so that the two could fight fairly.

After a game of Russian roulette, the defeated Feng Jingyao was shot by Xu Wenqiang. At this time, Feng Chengcheng, who arrived here, couldn't accept all this, and he couldn't bear to kill Xu Wenqiang to avenge his father. He was disheartened and went to France soon.

Li Ding and Xu Wenqiang once again joined forces to root out dissidents. Nie Renwang, who wanted to dominate the country, also died at the hands of Li Ding, who monopolized the country of the French Concession. But Xu Wenqiang was not interested in all this. He wanted to go to France to find Cheng Cheng. It was the night before he left that the French attacked. At the door of the warm and quiet coffee shop, a burst of disorderly gun shooting, Xu Wenqiang fell in a pool of blood.

Extended information:

Shanghai Beach is a drama of the Republic of China produced by tvbi, directed by Chun Keung Chiu and Ruiming Tan, starring Chow Yun Fat, Angie Chiu and Lv Liangwei.

The drama is set in Shanghai during the Republic of China, and describes the love story between Xu Wenqiang and Feng Chengcheng. The play was first broadcast on Hong Kong TVB in 198, and was introduced to China in 1985. In 199, Hong Kong TVB held the selection of "Top Ten TV Series in 198s", and "Shanghai Beach" ranked first.

Creative background:

When writing the script of Shanghai Beach, the producer TVB allowed the main creative staff not to work in the company, so the three main creative staff Kiu-Ying Chan, Liang Jianzhang and Cen Guorong rented a room in the hotel to conceive the script, and the script of Shanghai Beach was inspired by the movie Jianghu Long Hudou.

Cen Guorong participated in the scriptwriting of the previous episodes of Shanghai Beach. In the play, Feng Chengcheng's appearance and other scenes were written by him, including Feng Chengcheng's name. In addition, the drama also draws lessons from the American film The Godfather. The plot of Li Ding's killing his enemy in the drama is extremely similar to the scene in The Godfather.

Behind-the-scenes tidbits:

1. Before each shooting of Shanghai Beach, the actors who play opposite roles will get together and discuss with each other how to take over the previous part of the story. After the discussion, the actors will continue shooting.

2. In order to shoot this TV series, Chow Yun Fat specially studied the history of Shanghai in the 192s and 193s.

Role introduction:

1. Xu Wenqiang: Chow Yun Fat, the actor

is smart and competent, and has foresight. He is an intellectual youth in yenching university. He was arrested in the May 4th Movement and went to Shanghai after he was released from prison. He worked hard to become the leader of the Shanghai gang. I have an unforgettable feeling with Feng Chengcheng. He was forced to flee to Hong Kong after defending Jingwumen against Feng Jingyao's collusion with the Japanese.

After his family was killed by Feng Jingyao, he returned to Shanghai again to take refuge in the national capitalist Nie Renwang. After he killed Feng Jingyao and King Nie, he and Li Ding unified the underworld forces in Shanghai. On the eve of his intention to abandon his power in Shanghai and go to France to look for Feng Chengcheng, he was ambushed by people sent by the French Concession authorities in Shanghai because of his excessive power.

2. Feng Chengcheng: Actor Angie Chiu

dares to love and hate, pure as water, strong and kind, and is the daughter of Feng Jingyao, the tycoon of the French Concession in Shanghai. Feng Chengcheng came back from studying in Peiping and was rescued by Xu Wenqiang at the railway station. Since then, Feng Chengcheng has been obsessed with Xu Wenqiang and has taken the initiative to associate with Xu Wenqiang. After Xu Wenqiang left Shanghai, Feng Chengcheng still loved Xu Wenqiang deeply, and even went to Hongkong alone to look for Xu Wenqiang.

Feng Chengcheng learned that Xu Wenqiang's return to Shanghai was bad for her father. She tried to settle this feud, but Xu Wenqiang refused. Later, Feng Chengcheng married Li Ding. However, she didn't get happiness after marrying Li Ding. After learning that his father was killed by Xu Wenqiang, Feng Chengcheng chose to go to France.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanghai Beach