Like fog, like rain, and like wind

Author: Zhang Yongchen
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
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: the watch repair shop apprentice Chen Zikun falls in love with the daughter of the shop owner, Fang Ziyi. An accident leads Chen Zikun into trouble and he is arrested and imprisoned. Fang Ziyi seeks help from her classmate Fan Lijun's cousin, Li Yingqi. Li Yingqi, who is busy preparing to marry his cousin Fan Lijun, bails Chen Zikun out of jail but secretly falls in love with Fang Ziyi. Chen Zikun attracts the attention of Du Yunhe, the boss of the gang, when he goes to repair a clock for him, which leads to Du Xinyu, the daughter of the Du family, becoming involved. This results in a tangled love story among these four young people, ultimately concluding in a melancholic atmosphere.