Like mist, like rain, like wind

Author: Zhang Yongchen
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is a typical representative of "cinema and television books," featuring a lineup of renowned directors and idols. Author Zhang Yongchen tells readers a tragic love story set in 1930s Shanghai: Chen Zikun, a young apprentice in a watch repair shop, falls in love with Fang Ziyi, the daughter of the shop owner. An accident leads Chen Zikun into trouble, and he is arrested and imprisoned. Fang Ziyi seeks help from Li Yingqi, the older brother of her classmate Fan Lijun. Li Yingqi, who is busy preparing to marry his younger sister Fan Lijun, bails Chen Zikun out of jail but secretly falls in love with Fang Ziyi. Chen Zikun gets involved with Du Yunhe, the boss of the gang, while repairing a clock for him, which attracts Du Xinyu, the daughter of the Du family. This leads to a tangled emotional entanglement among several young men and women, and the story ends in a melancholic mood.