Navy Base at Night

Author: Lu Yingmo, Cong Kuiju
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Young naval officers Lu Tao and Xiao Ming meet Chinese student Xia Haiyun during a naval ship's visit to the United States. After returning to China, Lu Tao and Xiao Ming pursue graduate studies at the Naval Academy. Xia Haiyun's mother, Pan Zijin, is their department head. Xia Haiyun returns to China for a vacation, and her relationship with Lu Tao begins to develop. Due to decades of emotional conflicts between Pan Zijin and Lu Tao's father, she opposes their relationship. During a training exercise across the Bohai Gulf, Xiao Ming competes with Lu Tao for Xia Haiyun's affection, leading to an accident where Lu Tao is injured and falls into a coma. The intern nurse Wu Xiang, who secretly loves Lu Tao, uses the song "Night in the Military Port" to awaken him. Upon hearing the news, Xia Haiyun returns from abroad. Their genuine affection moves Pan Zijin. Xiao Ming resigns from the program after being exposed for cheating on his graduation thesis. Gu Xiaofeng, who is determined to become a ship captain, is also denied his degree due to the involvement in Xiao Ming's cheating incident and thus volunteers to work on an island.